The Punjab government Saturday issued a notification Saturday hiking the bus fares by 23 paise per km for ordinary buses due to rise in fuel prices, the move coming two days after the Cabinet approved announced an increase in Value Added Tax on petrol and diesel by 61 paise per litre and 92 paise per litre, respectively.
According to a notification issued by the trasnport department, the fare for ordinary buses (both private and state-run) will now be Rs 1.45 per kilometre, as against the earlier Rs 1.22. The fare of HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) buses has been hiked by 28 paise to Rs 1.74 per passenger per kilometre.
The fare for the integral coach has been raised by 41 paise to Rs 2.61 per kilometre and the fare of super integral coach by 46 paise to Rs 2.90.
