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By Express News ServiceHYDERABAD: The travel for this Sankranti has put immense financial burden on commuters with an increase in fares across all bus services. The biggest blow has been the increase in base fares of RTC buses. Not only are all the regular RTC buses tickets expensive by Rs 200-Rs 300, even the seats on special buses for the festive season are charging 50 per cent more on increased fare. While AC sleeper is going for anywhere between Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,000, the non-AC seats are going for just under Rs 1,000. "Until last year, TSRTC tickets were affordable, however, now they are almost Rs 2,000," rued Pranith Krishna..