PATIALA: With the toll fees going skywards, Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) has sought hike within the fees gathered from the passengers. The PRTC has shot a letter to the state government seeking hike in toll fees from the passengers that would further building up bus fare. The company had lately higher bus fare through six paisa according to kilometre in view of rise in gasoline value.
“In 2011, a notification through the then government was once issued to gather fees of toll from the passengers and the similar had been incorporated in bus fare. The quantity mentioned within the notification at that time was once very much less, however honest in line with then toll-charges. We have not higher toll-charges being taken from the passengers since 2011. However, now we have written to the state government to seem into the problem and building up toll fees which can be incorporated in bus fare,” stated PRTC managing director Manjit Singh Narang.
At provide, PRTC is charging Rs eight according to passenger for every toll falling on their direction. For example, there are 5 toll plazas on the Bathinda– Chandigarh direction and the PRTC officers declare that the company has to pay round Rs 1,400 for every bus on go back direction at all 5 tolls.
Narang added, “Taxes on toll plaza in 2011 had been 10 times not up to provide rates and the collection of toll plazas have also higher within the state. This had compelled us to take some measures to scale back our losses and earn benefit. The rise is predicted from Rs eight at the present to Rs 12 or more according to passenger that shall be added within the price tag fare.”
Notably, PRTC had lately hiked bus fares through 6 paise according to km to slim the gap between its bills and profits. Following the rise, the bus fares now stand at Rs 1.10 according to km for extraordinary and Rs 1.32 for HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) buses since their fare is 20% more as in comparison of extraordinary buses.
Those travelling through integral coaches owned through PRTC are paying Rs 1.98 according to km and super integral trainer value passengers Rs 2.20 according to km.
The PRTC at the present running its sanctioned fleet of one,075 buses, together with 250 underneath the kilometre scheme and average day-to-day receipt of PRTC has higher to 1.25 lakh from closing one year. It day-to-day covers three.5 lakh km and earns Rs 1.46 crore. There are over 50 Volvo and HVAC buses of the company running on different routes in Punjab and other states.
“In 2011, a notification through the then government was once issued to gather fees of toll from the passengers and the similar had been incorporated in bus fare. The quantity mentioned within the notification at that time was once very much less, however honest in line with then toll-charges. We have not higher toll-charges being taken from the passengers since 2011. However, now we have written to the state government to seem into the problem and building up toll fees which can be incorporated in bus fare,” stated PRTC managing director Manjit Singh Narang.
At provide, PRTC is charging Rs eight according to passenger for every toll falling on their direction. For example, there are 5 toll plazas on the Bathinda– Chandigarh direction and the PRTC officers declare that the company has to pay round Rs 1,400 for every bus on go back direction at all 5 tolls.
Narang added, “Taxes on toll plaza in 2011 had been 10 times not up to provide rates and the collection of toll plazas have also higher within the state. This had compelled us to take some measures to scale back our losses and earn benefit. The rise is predicted from Rs eight at the present to Rs 12 or more according to passenger that shall be added within the price tag fare.”
Notably, PRTC had lately hiked bus fares through 6 paise according to km to slim the gap between its bills and profits. Following the rise, the bus fares now stand at Rs 1.10 according to km for extraordinary and Rs 1.32 for HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) buses since their fare is 20% more as in comparison of extraordinary buses.
Those travelling through integral coaches owned through PRTC are paying Rs 1.98 according to km and super integral trainer value passengers Rs 2.20 according to km.
The PRTC at the present running its sanctioned fleet of one,075 buses, together with 250 underneath the kilometre scheme and average day-to-day receipt of PRTC has higher to 1.25 lakh from closing one year. It day-to-day covers three.5 lakh km and earns Rs 1.46 crore. There are over 50 Volvo and HVAC buses of the company running on different routes in Punjab and other states.
PRTC seeks hike in toll plaza charges from passengers
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