The government has again increased the fare of public transport. As the market price of fuel has risen, the fare of public transport has also been increased with effect from July 11, according to the Department of Transport Management.
According to the department, the fare for passenger vehicles has increased by 1.79 percent. According to the department, the fare has been increased by 2.34 per cent for hilly vehicles and 2.6 per cent for Terai vehicles.
Earlier, the transport department had increased the transport fare on April 26. Later, the transport fare was reduced on July 26 after the price of fuel decreased. However, the department has stated that the fare had to be increased after the market price of diesel increased from Rs 163 per litre to Rs 172 on July 4.
It is mentioned in the information issued by the department that the increased fare has been implemented in public transport operating on national level routes in two or more provinces since July 10.
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