KalingaTV News Network
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government on Tuesday hiked bus fares across all categories following the increase of oil prices. The bus charges were increased under the automatic fare adjustment mechanism.
While the fares of ordinary and express buses were hiked by 2 paise per km, the fare of deluxe and AC deluxe buses were increased by 4 paise per km.
With the implementation of the increased fare, the travelers of ordinary buses will now have to pay 67 paise per km against 65 paise. Likewise, the commuters traveling in express buses have to pay 70 paise per km instead of 68 paise.
Similarly, the deluxe category buses will now charge 95 paise per km which was 91 paise earlier. The AC Deluxe buses will charge Rs 1.17 paise instead of the existing Rs 1.13 paise per km.
Ms Kalinga