(PTI)
The proposed fare hike of the Delhi Metro is “unacceptable”, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has written to the Centre, demanding that the decision be withheld and reviewed.
In a letter to Union minister for housing and urban affairs Hardeep Singh Puri, Kejriwal on Saturday said the proposed hike, to be effected from 10 October, would be in violation of the recommendations of the fare-fixation panel. “The fare-fixation committee had recommended a gap of one year between two fare hikes. This recommendation is being completely violated because the proposed second hike in October, 2017 will take place even before six months since the previous fare hike,” he said.
The committee, comprising representatives of both the state and the Centre, which have equal stakes in the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), is entrusted with recommending fare hikes. The Delhi Metro fares were last revised in May. If the hike is effected, the fares will go up by a maximum of Rs10 from 10 October.
