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New Indian Express
31-07-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya flags Metro fare hike in Lok Sabha
BENGALURU: Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya, speaking in the Parliament on Wednesday, flagged the steep hike in Metro fares and slammed the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) for not publishing the Fare Fixation Committee (FFC) report. He urged Speaker Om Birla to instruct BMRCL through the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to immediately publish the FFC report. Speaking during Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha, Surya said, 'About four months ago (in February), BMRCL hiked the Metro fare by almost 130%. Public transport services must be affordable to the common man. This hike has resulted in steep reduction in the ridership as well.' 'Despite multiple requests over the last few months, BMRCL has not made the (FFC) report public yet. This is a democracy and in a democracy, riders deserve to know the basis of the fare hike,' Surya said. Surya said the Metro fares in Bengaluru are the highest in the country with rides above 25 km priced at Rs 90. 'Following public outcry, the BMRCL rationalised the fare structure up to a 71% hike but the fares are still hampering Metro ridership,' he said. In his Zero Hour intervention, Surya also called for the early operationalisation of the Metro Yellow Line, stating that Bengaluru is India's economic engine and is suffering from a big infrastructure deficit and the only way that traffic congestion can be addressed is through expedited Metro expansion and advancing public transport systems. He requested the MoHUA to expedite the opening of the Yellow Line and that it is expected to have an eight-lakh ridership. Surya also urged the MoHUA to expedite the approval for the Metro Red Line, which is awaiting the Union cabinet approval. The Red Line or Phase 3A of Namma Metro is a 36.59-km corridor which will link Sarjapur in the southeast to Hebbal in the north.
Time of India
30-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Release Metro fare report: Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya
Bengaluru: Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya Wednesday demanded the immediate release of the fare-fixation committee report, based on which Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) increased Metro fares in Feb. Raising the issue in Parliament, the MP urged the central govt to expedite operations of the long-pending Yellow Line. "The line connects residential areas with Electronics City, and over 8 lakh people will travel on the line once it is open." Referring to the fare-fixation committee report, Surya said, "Despite multiple requests over the last four months, BMRCL hasn't made it public. This is a democracy — the general public, especially those travelling in Metro, have every right to know on what basis BMRCL increased fares by 130 percent." You Can Also Check: Bengaluru AQI | Weather in Bengaluru | Bank Holidays in Bengaluru | Public Holidays in Bengaluru The MP urged the minister to provide necessary approvals for Metro Red Line project from Sarjapur to Hebbal.
