Delhiites have been spared a Metro fare hike for the next three months. The Delhi Metro fare fixation committee, set up on June 9, to recommend a revision in passenger fares, was to submit its report on September 8. The last time Delhi Metro fares were revised was in 2009 when the minimum fare was increased from `6 to `8 and the maximum fare from `22 to `30. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has been requesting a fare increase since 2009 but hasn’t been able to do so as the Centre failed to set up a fare fixation committee. The committees are temporary in nature and is set up by the Centre only when a Metro rail corporation requests a fare hike.

Source: Hindustan Times September 07, 2016 16:07 UTC