Bengaluru Metro fare row | Decision to put hike on hold by state govt, Centre has no role in it: Deputy CM Shivakumar

Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar Monday said that the state government had asked to put on hold the Bengaluru Metro fare hike and the Centre had no role in it.

"BMRCL (Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited) fare increase is based on a formula - OMR cost, existing cost based on CPI, energy cost.

Based on this, I have directed them to come up with a revised fare. Delhi, for example, security and other things are taken care of by the central government. The cost is very high. I have asked them to recalculate. The decision to put the fare hike on hold was made by the Karnataka Government; the central government has no role in this.," Shivakumar said.

"There is a formula accordingly, FFC (Fees Fixation Committee) has done all the workouts of expenditure and other things."

BMRCL on Sunday said it has put on hold the implementation of the annual fare revision, which was scheduled to come into effect from February 9.

In a statement, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited said the earlier announcement regarding the fare revision would not be implemented until further orders, indicating that a final decision is still pending.

(With inputs from agencies)