CTU Fare Rises on Local Routes
Once again Chandigarh Administration decided to raise fares of CTU local route buses. Now you have to pay five rupees extra for five kilometer in non – AC bus and ten rupees for above ten kilometer. In AC buses ten rupees for five kilometer and fifteen rupees for five kilometer above.
Rising of fare also effect the holiday pass. Now you have to pay thirty rupees for holiday pass which was twenty rupees from several years. There is no changes for student and employ pass.
Last time the fare changed in 2006. According to CTU officer from non – AC buses running on local routes getting lose of approximate twenty crore yearly. From this fare changing decision Administration will reduce there seven crores lose yearly.
According to Administration after applying fifth pay commission there is 10% growth in salaries of CTU staff, and there is also raise in costing of maintenance of buses. Thatwhy govt needs to raise the fare.
Reported by Shailender
