
Despite increasing pressure from commuting, elected representatives and applications for the right to information (RTI), Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) refused to publish or share a message prepared by the FFC Fixing Committee (FFC), which recommended Namma Metro at the beginning of this year.
A report prepared by a three -member FFC, which consisted of R. Thani, a former judge of the Madras High Court; Satyendra Pal Singh, another secretary, Ministry of Trade Unions for Housing and City Affairs; And Ev Ramana Reddy, retired officer and former other main secretary of the Karnataka government, remains inaccessible to the public.
Hind also submitted an application for RTI in February 12 at the Ministry of Housing and urban affairs, which was looking for a copy of the FFC report. The Ministry subsequently transferred the application to the CEO of BMRCL. However, no answer has been received yet.
MPO asks for the second time
The unwillingness of BMRCL has published a report on sharp criticism from Tejasvi Surya, Bangalore South MP, which in the fare revision reiterated the appeal requiring transparency. On Thursday, Mr. Surya set out on the Social Media Platform (formerly Twitter) and said he sent a second letter to BMRCL MD M. Maleshwar Rao, who demanded the release of the report. “Following a steep metro hike, the public interest requires that the FFC report is made available immediately to ensure transparency and responsibility,” Surya wrote, quoting the lack of an official response to his earlier letter of April 28.
“This delay stands in sharp contrast with practices followed by other metro organizations and goes against the interest of openness and informed discourse,” he added.
Recently resident Bengaluru Madhan Kumar C. He also submitted RTI not only for the FFC report, but also for specific details, such as whether the members of the committee were sent abroad, which the countries were visited, data visits and observation during these trips. In the X post, however, claimed that BMRCL did not provide any of the required information.
FFC is a statutory body with quasi-sensible forces designed to determine feature tariffs throughout India. Prior to the recommendation of fare changes, it is considering various factors such as operating costs, maintenance costs and employees’ salaries.
BMRCL 9 was announced by BMRCl on February. In some cases, the hike approached 100%and caused criticism of both the ruling and opposition parties.
After a public stir, the main Minister Siddaramaiah hit February 13 and ordered BMRCL to revise hikes and call them “abnormal”. Subsequently, the fare increased was limited to a maximum of 71% for the stage. However, the basic fare and the highest fare – 10 ₹ and 90 GBP – remain unchanged.
Published – May 9, 2025 9:15