Delhi Metro Fare Hike

The Delhi High Court Thursday sought response from Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government and the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Congress leader Ajay Maken's plea opposing the rise in fares of Delhi metro and seeking that ticket prices be subsidised.

Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri has said he proposed the Delhi metro to evolve a mechanism to offer special or discounted fares for students and senior citizens to offset the burden of fare hike on them effected last year.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal declined to comment today on his not being invited to the launch of Delhi Metro's Magenta Line by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, only saying, "I wish you a merry Christmas, no discussion on politics." But he retweeted his deputy Manish Sisodia, who has called it an "insult to the people of Delhi".

As preparations are in full swing for the inauguration of a segment of the Delhi Metro's upcoming new Magenta Line by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 25, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal could be missing in the launch photographs. Locked in a bitter battle with the centre over the recent fare hike of the Delhi Metro, the Delhi chief mi...

Fares of Delhi Metro are likely to go up in January, 2019 again, going by the recommendations of a Centre-appointed committee, authorised to fix the mass rapid transit's commuting tariff.

The steep fare hike will "kill" Delhi Metro, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today, a day after an RTI revealed that the metro lost over three lakh commuters a day due to the fare increase.

The AAP and the BJP blamed each other for the Delhi Metro fare hike while the Congress held both the Centre and the state government responsible for it, after an RTI query revealed that the public transporter lost over three lakh commuters a day due to the fare increase.

After fares were made more expensive last month by between 20 and 50 percent, the Delhi Metro lost three lakh commuters a day, a Right to Information (RTI) application has revealed.

The Centre has "abused" its authority by directing the Delhi chief secretary to turn down the AAP government's proposal to order a probe into the issue of metro fare hike, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said.

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday said that the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation was refusing to share details of Metro ridership following its fare hike.

As other political parties seek to capitalise on the public resentment against the hike in Delhi metro fare, the Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his party are escalating their attack on the centre that had asked the Aam Aadmi Party government to pay Rs 3,000 crore annually if it didn't want the hike.

The Delhi Metro just increased fares across all its routes except the Airport Line beyond five kilometres by Rs 10, a hike which comes just five months after the previous one.

To balance household expenses after the metro fare hike, more than 65 per cent women in Delhi will look for a cheaper mode of travel. And for this, they could be forced to compromise on safety, the Delhi Commission for Women said today after a survey.

On a day the Delhi Metro fare hike came into force, the Delhi assembly on Tuesday decided to set up a nine-member committee to look into the rationale behind the increase. Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel will nominate members to the committee, which will also look into the "financial health of DMRC and other issues".

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today said it will launch a 'Metro Fare Satyagraha' from Wednesday against the hike in Delhi metro fares.

The Delhi High Court Thursday sought response from Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government and the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Congress leader Ajay Maken's plea opposing the rise in fares of Delhi metro and seeking that ticket prices be subsidised.

Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri has said he proposed the Delhi metro to evolve a mechanism to offer special or discounted fares for students and senior citizens to offset the burden of fare hike on them effected last year.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal declined to comment today on his not being invited to the launch of Delhi Metro's Magenta Line by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, only saying, "I wish you a merry Christmas, no discussion on politics." But he retweeted his deputy Manish Sisodia, who has called it an "insult to the people of Delhi".

As preparations are in full swing for the inauguration of a segment of the Delhi Metro's upcoming new Magenta Line by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 25, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal could be missing in the launch photographs. Locked in a bitter battle with the centre over the recent fare hike of the Delhi Metro, the Delhi chief mi...

Fares of Delhi Metro are likely to go up in January, 2019 again, going by the recommendations of a Centre-appointed committee, authorised to fix the mass rapid transit's commuting tariff.

The steep fare hike will "kill" Delhi Metro, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today, a day after an RTI revealed that the metro lost over three lakh commuters a day due to the fare increase.

The AAP and the BJP blamed each other for the Delhi Metro fare hike while the Congress held both the Centre and the state government responsible for it, after an RTI query revealed that the public transporter lost over three lakh commuters a day due to the fare increase.

After fares were made more expensive last month by between 20 and 50 percent, the Delhi Metro lost three lakh commuters a day, a Right to Information (RTI) application has revealed.

The Centre has "abused" its authority by directing the Delhi chief secretary to turn down the AAP government's proposal to order a probe into the issue of metro fare hike, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said.

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday said that the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation was refusing to share details of Metro ridership following its fare hike.

As other political parties seek to capitalise on the public resentment against the hike in Delhi metro fare, the Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his party are escalating their attack on the centre that had asked the Aam Aadmi Party government to pay Rs 3,000 crore annually if it didn't want the hike.

The Delhi Metro just increased fares across all its routes except the Airport Line beyond five kilometres by Rs 10, a hike which comes just five months after the previous one.

To balance household expenses after the metro fare hike, more than 65 per cent women in Delhi will look for a cheaper mode of travel. And for this, they could be forced to compromise on safety, the Delhi Commission for Women said today after a survey.

On a day the Delhi Metro fare hike came into force, the Delhi assembly on Tuesday decided to set up a nine-member committee to look into the rationale behind the increase. Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel will nominate members to the committee, which will also look into the "financial health of DMRC and other issues".

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today said it will launch a 'Metro Fare Satyagraha' from Wednesday against the hike in Delhi metro fares.