Latest


Mangaluru: RTA decides to revise bus fares twice a year

  •   Fri, Nov 21 2014 09:30:20 AM

Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Nov 21: Taking into account frequent requests received from bus owners to revise and hike the bus fares, citing volatile prices of diesel and spare parts, chairman of regional transport authority (RTA) and deputy commissioner of Dakshina Kannada district, A B Ibrahim, announced that it has been decided to revise bus fares twice a year with a gap of six months in between.

He gave this information at the meeting of RTA held in the office of the deputy commissioner on Thursday November 20.

The DC made the above announcement after workers of Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) and others pointed out that bus owners had not brought down bus fares even after diesel prices fell.

Resisting demand for downward revision of bus fares, president of Canara Bus Operators Union,Rajavarma Ballal, said that diesel prices alone cannot be sole factors for reducing fares. He said cost of spare parts keep going up now and then. He also stated that bus fares go up only once although diesel prices undergo frequent revisions. He therefore felt that the demand to reduce fares has no justification.
  

Top Stories

Comment on this article

  • SUNDAR KARITHOTA, HALEANGADI

    Sat, Nov 22 2014

    Though DC & RTO are supreme authorities to decide the changes still they are rely on replies and clarifications from bus owners. Bus owners give their readymade and brain washing answers whenever the public express their grievances. Administration blindly accept their clarifinations and not of the public. That means there is a deep understanding between the bus owners, Politicians and officials. Everybody knows that Haleangadi is centre between Mulki & Surathkal to stop express buses but there is no stop at Haleangadi instead there are so many stops in 1km distance from both Mulki & Surathkal. There is no half stage charges, no spot disbursement of compensation by the owners for victims, no free pass till 7th standard students, no concession for patients and senior citizens, no one day pass system as Bangalore etc., in pvt buses as KSRTC. As the attendance of public is very less in RTA meeting bus owners are dominating and taking advantage. They should think that they are only bus owners and not the owners of the road. Govt., has to immediately take decision to put KSRTC buses in DK & Udupi as other parts of the state.

    DisAgree Agree [2] Reply Report Abuse

  • vellano1, Mumbai

    Fri, Nov 21 2014

    haha... JAI CONGRESS! they will not bring metro, no govt buses, and only kneel down infront of these Private bus lobbies.. most of them are their ministers cronies!
    but every secular is bringing back Black Money,Gas price down, ADANI AGENT and what not...

    tell these bus owners that, international crude price is very low and they can reduce the prices... khaali Modi ge suggestion korpina nikulu?

    DisAgree [5] Agree [3] Reply Report Abuse

  • Hubert D'souza, Mangalore Dubai

    Fri, Nov 21 2014

    WITHOUT SPARE PARTS RUN THE BUSES.IF NOT GOVT BUSES!!!!!!!!

    DisAgree [1] Agree [7] Reply Report Abuse

  • krishna, abu dhabi

    Fri, Nov 21 2014

    wonder how many years will it take for the DC to take note of the many over speeding, blaring horns, rash driving, accidents, incidences of these private buses?

    DisAgree Agree [9] Reply Report Abuse

  • JR,

    Fri, Nov 21 2014

    SOME OF THE BUS CONDUCTORS WILL NEITHER GIVE CHANGE NOR WRITE ON THE BACK OF THE TICKET WHEN RS.100 GIVEN IF WE DON'T PAY ONE RUPPEE CHANGE AS DEMANDED THEREBY DENYING BALANCE AMOUNT AT THE LAST MOMENT.

    DisAgree Agree [5] Reply Report Abuse

  • Shankar Rao, Mangalore

    Fri, Nov 21 2014

    As many citizens commented remove all the private busses in Karnataka and introduce Govt. owned busses. It's not the ticket price which bothers the citizens, but quality of service which matters, which will also reduce accidents and rash driving and goondaism by private bus operators.

    DisAgree Agree [19] Reply Report Abuse

  • Puneeth Kumar, udupi

    Fri, Nov 21 2014

    He has mentioned revision will be twice a year..When and where?...No information...Where are those autowala who demanded fare hike when diesel went up by 1Rs,now where are they?

    DisAgree Agree [12] Reply Report Abuse

  • ek, bejai

    Fri, Nov 21 2014

    when fuel price increased by 1 rupee these bus/auto people will demand for fare hike
    now fuel price reduced by more than 5 rupees , no one cares about reducing price

    DisAgree [1] Agree [32] Reply Report Abuse

  • Ashok Kotian, Mangalore / Mumbai

    Fri, Nov 21 2014

    Please remove all private buses by Government buses which will solve most of the day to day problems.

    DisAgree [5] Agree [35] Reply Report Abuse


Leave a Comment

Title: Mangaluru: RTA decides to revise bus fares twice a year



You have 2000 characters left.

Disclaimer:

Please write your correct name and email address. Kindly do not post any personal, abusive, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent, discriminatory or unlawful or similar comments. Daijiworld.com will not be responsible for any defamatory message posted under this article.

Please note that sending false messages to insult, defame, intimidate, mislead or deceive people or to intentionally cause public disorder is punishable under law. It is obligatory on Daijiworld to provide the IP address and other details of senders of such comments, to the authority concerned upon request.

Hence, sending offensive comments using daijiworld will be purely at your own risk, and in no way will Daijiworld.com be held responsible.

You might also like