Private bus fare reduction in Dakshina Kannada soon

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Mangaluru, 09 Jan 2015: Dakshina Kannada Regional Transport Authority (RTA) has decided to cancel the bus fare revision of July 1, 2014 in the wake dip in price of diesel.

 

The fare enhanced on August 20, 2013 will be in force for private express and ordinary service buses in the district. Accordingly, the minimum charge for private express and ordinary service buses in the district will be reduced from Rs 7 to Rs 8. RTA chairman and deputy commissioner AB Ibrahim said an order in this regard will be issued within a week.

 

The price of diesel was Rs 61.34 per litre when the bus fare was revised on July 1, 2014 and it is reduced to Rs 54.25 at present. Ibrahim said that the RTA will meet and revise the fare again if the price of diesel touches Rs 60 per litre or when it dips below Rs 45. "It is not possible to revise the bus fare every month. We will have to revise the fare based on the fluctuation of price of diesel," he added.

 

Superintendent of police SD Sharanappa said that the bus fare need to be revised as there is a decreasing trend in the price of diesel. "We have invited participation of bus owners and representatives of organizations for a discussion to make the revision scientific," he added.