Hike in bus fare is inevitable: Minister DC Thammanna
Bus fare likely to be hiked for New year
Bengaluru, December 27: Transport Minister DC Thammanna said that as the transport corporations were incurring losses due to repeated increase in petroleum prices, it was inevitable for the government to hike the bus fares.
Speaking to reporters at Vidhana Soudha here on Thursday, the Minister said that shortly he would submit a proposal to the Chief Minister on hiking bus fare in KSRTC and BMTC buses. Recently, a proposal was submitted to hike 17 per cent bus fare. But the CM had withheld the proposal. The bus fare was hiked in 2013 when diesel price was Rs 53 per litre. Till now, the bus fare was not hiked, he said.
Because of diesel price hike, the government has been incurring Rs 677 crore loss annually. When proposal was submitted for 18 per cent hike, diesel price was Rs 74 per litre and now, the price was decreased to Rs 70 per litre. Even then, the corporations were under loss. Though it was not aimed at bringing the loss-making public sector transportation corporations, the CM would be requested once again to approve the proposal to hike the bus fare, he said.
GPS compulsory to private buses too
Like KSRTC buses, he has directed all private bus operators to install GPS equipment compulsorily. While plying on certain routes, the buses should not be stopped to get passengers wherever they want, he said.
Purchasing new buses
Total 7000 new buses including 4000 for KSRTC and 3000 for BMTC would be purchased for the corporation, the Minister said.
Most of the buses in the corporation were not in good condition. New buses would be commissioned in place of them. It was decided to purchase pollution-free buses to protect the environment in Bengaluru city, he said.
"After coalition government came to power in the state, steps were taken to fill vacancies in the department. The process of filling total 300 RTO was on".
- DC Thammanna, Transport Minister
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Iran warns of ‘uncontrollable consequences’ after energy site strike
Qatar warns residents of ‘Elavated’ threat
Tehran/Doha: Iran’s President Massoud Pezeshkian has warned that attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure could lead to “uncontrollable consequences” affecting the entire world.
In a post on X, Pezeshkian said he “strongly condemns” the strikes that targeted the South Pars gasfield earlier in the day.
“Such aggressive actions will not achieve anything for the American Zionist enemy and their supporters. Rather, they will complicate the situation and could lead to uncontrollable consequences that will affect the entire world,” he said.
Meanwhile, Qatar’s Ministry of Interior has urged residents to remain indoors due to what it described as an elevated security threat.
Authorities have not provided further details, but the advisory comes amid growing concerns over the safety of energy infrastructure and civilian areas in the region.
