UPSRTC to hike bus fare by 9 paise per km

Lucknow, Sept 8: Commuters in Uttar Pradesh are likely to face hike in the fare of the Uttar Pradesh State Roadways Transport Corporation(UPSRTC). With the announcement of approval of the seventh pay commission for the 23,000 employees of the UPSRTC, the Board of the Corporation has decided to hike the bus fare by nine paise per kilometer to meet the financial obligation besides hike in the prices of diesel. Official sources here today said that the UPSRTC Board which met under the chairman Praveer Kumar approved the hike in the bus fare from 86 paise per kilometer to 95 paise per km. However, the approval require nod from State Transport Authority. Around 15 lakh people travel daily in UP on the UPSRTC buses. Meanwhile, the UPSRTC board along with accepting seventh pay commission for its employees and hike in the bus fare, has decided to purchase 1000 new buses for its fleet, gave approval on the rural bus service, to install CCTV in 100 bus stands, to introduce luggage trolley in 10 bus terminals and approved ISO standard bottled water in the bus stands. UNI