Metro fares need to be revised, says experts

Delhi Metro has been under fire for raising the prices of its ticket sharply in 2017 to Rs 50 one way from Rs 40 for distances above 21 kms

Metro projects in various stages of execution across the country would need to keep revising fares to stay viable, said experts at a key session on the subject organised by the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in Kolkata on Tuesday.

KV Pratap, joint secretary (infrastructure) in the finance ministry, said he was concerned that infrastructure constraint could become a “binding constraint for the Indian economy unless there was adequate provisions made for recovery of operational costs from the projects”. Delhi Metro has been under fire for raising the prices of its ticket sharply in 2017 to Rs 50 one way from