Commuters Fret As TSRTC Bus Fares Increased Once Again In Telangana

The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) has increased city bus fares recently. Now, once again the TSRTC has decided to increase the fares in Palle Velugu, ordinary, express, deluxe, metro deluxe and super luxury buses. According to the TSRTC, a diesel cess of Rs. 2 per passenger would be levied on Pallevelugu and City Ordinary buses. For services such as Express, Deluxe, Super Luxury, and Metro Express, a diesel cess of Rs.5 would be levied. The minimum fare of Rs.10 in Palle Velugu and City Ordinary services will continue. 

A few days ago, TSRTC increased the bus fare by Rs 4 and Rs 9 towards amenities cess. The cess has been increased from Rs 1 to Rs 5 for express and deluxe bus services while for Rajdhani, Garuda, Garuda Plus and Vennela, it has been increased from Rs 1 to Rs 10.

The prices of the Ordinary bus pass also increased from Rs 970 to Rs 1,150; Metro express pass from Rs 1,070 to Rs 1,300 and the metro deluxe from Rs 1,185 to Rs 1,450. Greater Hyderabad pass price has been increased to Rs 1,350 from Rs 1,100 while Pushpak AC pass price has been hiked from Rs 2,500 to Rs 3,000.  

TSRTC VC and MD VC Sajjanar explained the reasons behind collecting diesel cess. He said that every day around 6 lakh litres of HSD oil was being utilised for operating buses. The cost of HSD oil was hiked. In December 2021, the price of HSD oil was Rs.83 per litre and it has now increased to Rs.118 per litre (for bulk users).

TSRTC Chairman Bajireddy Goverdhan, and VC and MD Sajjanar urged the public to support the corporation during these difficult times.