This automatic fare revision will come in effect from 1st January, 2019
According to an RTI reply, over 3 lakh commuters stopped taking Delhi Metro in October after the DMRC increased passenger fare for second time this year
The letter was sent to the ministry after the fare hike came into effect recently
Sisodia said according to preliminary reports, there's an increase of 65,000 in DTC bus ridership
The decision of hike in metro fare was taken by the three-member Fare Fixation Committee (FFC)
AAP announced 'Metro Kiraya Satyagrah', saying hike disturbed common man's monthly budget
Delhi Metro fare hike has evoked mostly negative responses from commuters
Commuters will have to pay Rs 5-10 extra, no change in the fares of Airport Express Line
The ruling Aam Aadmi Party has been vociferously opposing the fare hike
The DMRC had been batting for a hike citing losses in view of loans and rise in input costs
A periodic fare hike is a must to keep DMRC's balance sheet healthy and prevent it from becoming another Indian Railways
Don't want Delhi Metro fare hike? Pay Rs 3,000 cr a yr: Modi govt to Kejriwal
Kejriwal had written to the Housing and Urban Affairs (HUA) Ministry to issue a direction
The elected representatives of Delhi from the AAP appealed to the DMRC to reserve its decision
Kejriwal has stiffly opposed the planned hike, to be effected from October 10
Amid a stiff opposition from the Delhi government over the proposed fare increase, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) today said the "hike is necessary" to meet input costs and to keep providing a world- class service. Delhi Metro, which has been operational in the capital since 2002, is at present carrying around 27 lakh passengers everyday, and has become the lifeline of the city with a punctuality of over 99.7 per cent. "To continue to provide a world-class service, it is essential to operate as a healthy organisation. Keeping this in view, the provision has been made for the periodic revision of fares through a Fare Fixation Committee (FFC) in the Delhi Metro Operations & Maintenance Act, 2002," it said. However, since 2009, there has been no increase in fare, whereas the input cost for the DMRC has increased by "over 105 per cent in energy, 139 per cent in staff cost and by 213 per cent for repair and maintenance", the DMRC said in a statement. The ...
If the hike is effected, the fares will go up by a maximum of Rs 10 from October 10
Delhi govt had asked DMRC not to make any changes in existing fare rates until it completes its probe on the matter
Delhi Metro fares are set to increase for a second time this year from October 1
Delhi Metro fares are set to increase for a second time this year from October 1