Bhubaneswar: Drop In diesel price The state government has been prompted to cut the fares of different categories of buses on Saturday. This will make the bus fare in the state slightly cheaper than before.
An official notification issued by State Transport Authority He said that the price of diesel per liter has been reduced from Rs 102.34 on October 16 to Rs 91.61 on Saturday. This has resulted in a direct reduction of Rs 10.73 in value and Rs 10.56 in cumulative (including carryover).
The fares for ordinary and express class buses were reduced by 5 paise per kilometer, while that of deluxe and AC deluxe buses were reduced by 10 paise per kilometer. rent of super premium class buses 15 paise per km has been reduced.
Normal buses will charge 87 paise per km as compared to the previous fare of 92 paise per km, while express buses will charge 91 paise per km against their previous rate of 96 paise per km.
Similarly, deluxe and AC deluxe bus fares have been reduced to Rs 1.25 per km and Rs 1.53 per km, respectively. For super premium buses, passengers will have to pay Rs 2.38 per km as against the previous rate of Rs 2.53 per km.
If a passenger wants to travel from Bhubaneswar to Rourkela (about 335 km) in a normal bus, he will have to pay Rs 291 from Saturday, as against Rs 308 earlier. This fare is now Rs 305 for Express Bus, Rs 419 for Deluxe. Rs 513 for class, AC deluxe and Rs 797 for super premium class buses.
Debendra Sahu, General Secretary private bus owners association, said that the bus fare has been reduced as per the automatic fare revision mechanism. “For every Rs 2 increase in fuel prices, bus fares are increased by one paise. If the price of diesel comes down, it works in reverse also.”
He said that both the central and state governments should reduce excise duty and VAT on diesel to further bring down the prices of petrol and diesel for the benefit of common people.
On October 16, the fares for ordinary and express class buses were increased by three paise per kilometer, while the fares for deluxe and AC deluxe buses were increased by six paise per kilometer. The fare of super premium class buses has been increased by 9 paise per kilometer.
An official notification issued by State Transport Authority He said that the price of diesel per liter has been reduced from Rs 102.34 on October 16 to Rs 91.61 on Saturday. This has resulted in a direct reduction of Rs 10.73 in value and Rs 10.56 in cumulative (including carryover).
The fares for ordinary and express class buses were reduced by 5 paise per kilometer, while that of deluxe and AC deluxe buses were reduced by 10 paise per kilometer. rent of super premium class buses 15 paise per km has been reduced.
Normal buses will charge 87 paise per km as compared to the previous fare of 92 paise per km, while express buses will charge 91 paise per km against their previous rate of 96 paise per km.
Similarly, deluxe and AC deluxe bus fares have been reduced to Rs 1.25 per km and Rs 1.53 per km, respectively. For super premium buses, passengers will have to pay Rs 2.38 per km as against the previous rate of Rs 2.53 per km.
If a passenger wants to travel from Bhubaneswar to Rourkela (about 335 km) in a normal bus, he will have to pay Rs 291 from Saturday, as against Rs 308 earlier. This fare is now Rs 305 for Express Bus, Rs 419 for Deluxe. Rs 513 for class, AC deluxe and Rs 797 for super premium class buses.
Debendra Sahu, General Secretary private bus owners association, said that the bus fare has been reduced as per the automatic fare revision mechanism. “For every Rs 2 increase in fuel prices, bus fares are increased by one paise. If the price of diesel comes down, it works in reverse also.”
He said that both the central and state governments should reduce excise duty and VAT on diesel to further bring down the prices of petrol and diesel for the benefit of common people.
On October 16, the fares for ordinary and express class buses were increased by three paise per kilometer, while the fares for deluxe and AC deluxe buses were increased by six paise per kilometer. The fare of super premium class buses has been increased by 9 paise per kilometer.
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