Plea to raise Calcutta bus fares

With the price of diesel at Rs 77.44 and passengers still few, the Joint Council of Bus Syndicates on Wednesday demanded a revision of bus fares.

“The government had set up an expert committee to look into the revision of fares some time back. But several months later, there has been no word about the revision,” said Tapan Bandyopadhayay of the council.

Despite suburban train services resuming, these bus owners said there hadn’t been any considerable rise in the number of passengers. The spiralling price of fuel has only added to their pain, the bus owners said.