Petrol, diesel price hike fallout: Bus fares hiked in Odisha, other states too may follow suit
Increasing fuel prices due to dearer global crude oil are now making public transport costlier. With the petrol and diesel prices rising inexorably, Odisha government today increased fares for ordinary and express buses by two paise per kilometer
The fares for deluxe and AC Deluxe buses were increased by four paise per km. According to the notification, ordinary buses fares will be 70 paise per km now against 68 paise per km earlier. Image source: PTI