Summary:
The minimum and maximum Metro fares in 2009 were ?8 and ?30, but last year they were hiked to ?10 and ?60 respectively. more-inThe Delhi High Court on Thursday sought responses from the city government and the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Congress leader Ajay Maken’s plea opposing rise in Metro fares and seeking that ticket prices be subsidised. Additional busesThe court also sought the Delhi government’s response regarding construction of multilevel parking for additional buses that the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) intends to procure. It directed that an affidavit be filed indicating the government’s plan and listed the matter for further hearing on September 27. The Congress leader’s counsel told the court that with the second hike in fares last October, the Delhi Metro became the second costliest Metro service in the world, which has defeated its purpose..