The hike of the fare, which came into force at the beginning of this year, caused a sharp opposition to political parties and everyday commuting. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar
The report of the long -awaited FFF fixation committee (FFC), which was published after a delay of seven months, revealed that the probable withdrawal of shadow cash support (SCS) by Karnataka is one of the key reasons quoted by Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL).
In his proposal for the BMRCL committee, he said that the state government has so far provided SCS through budget allocations. This included the payment of operating cash losses and interest -free debts to repay the loan to the Government of Indian and domestic financial institutions.
“Given the current financial situation of the state government, SCS does not have to be provided,” FFC noted in his report.
Another big justification of BMRCL is that the current fare structure was last set in June 2017, when the functional phase of 1 metro was 42.3 km. 7.5 years have passed since then and operating costs have increased significantly. Employee salaries, energy expenditure, outsourcing labor costs, maintenance and other expenses have increased, while income continues to be realized at the 2016 price level, the company said.
The opposition slams the government
The hike of the fare, which came into force at the beginning of this year, caused a sharp opposition to political parties and everyday commuting. Bharatiya Janata (BJP) criticized the government and BMRCL for what is called “burdensome citizens”.
When he talked to the Hindu, Bengalur Central MP PC Mohan demanded a return of the increase as soon as possible. “Instead of subsidizing metro surgery, the government has moved financial burden on people. Bengaluru contributes one of the highest shares of state tax revenues, but the city’s residents are denied basic infrastructure in the form of available public transport.
Tejasvi Surya, Bengaluru South MP, told the Hindes that this is “another example that underlines how the government of Congress systematically destroys public transport in Bengalur.” “The fact that it was BMRCL, which proposed a 105% increase in fare for metro, also reveals the intention of the central government to stop its shadow cash for the subway. Shadow cash is to maintain the metro for an ordinary person.
“From a steep hike in real estate tax, milk prices, electricity, stamps, excise taxes, after basic buses and metro fares, the Siddaramaiaha government uses the money of an ordinary person to finance their guarantees,” he added.
Hind tried to achieve his reaction to representatives of the main minister and Minister of Development Bengaluru DK Shivakumar, but he did not get none. The CEO of BMRCL Ravishankar J. was also not available for statement.
Published – September 12, 2025 21:10 is
