Delhi Metro revises fares after 8 years; maximum charge at Rs 50

Minimum charge has been set at Rs 10 and will come into effect from May 10

Biting the bullet on fare revision, Delhi Metro today announced upward revision of its tariffs starting Wednesday, with the base fare being increased to Rs 10 from Rs 8. Last fare revision of metro fares was in 2009.

The current revision would be done in two phases - May 10 and October 1, 2017.

"There will be a total of six fare slabs as against the existing 15 fare slabs with a minimum fare of Rs 10 and a maximum fare of Rs 50 in Phase I," Delhi Metro said in a press release.

The minimum fare would remain the same but the