After the Assam State Transportation Corporation (ASTC), the private tour operators are likely to revise the fares fixed by the state government from Thursday. This came while people of the state have just begun to feel the pinch of the 25 per cent hike in transport fares made by the state government after constant demand of the transporters amid hike in diesel prices.
"ASTC is already charging the revised rates from the passengers. But the private bus operators is likely to revise their fares from Thursday as they are waiting for the completion of some formalities," said Pranab Kumar Adhikary, bus division manager of Network Travels, a leading private tour operator of the state.
He said the private bus operators of the state are awaiting the green signal from the North East Omni Bus Association to hike the bus fares.
The ASTC and share taxi owners started charging the revised fares after the state government on Thursday last issued directions to the State Transport Authority of Assam regarding the fixation of maximum fare realizable for different kinds of vehicles.
"ASTC is already charging the revised rates from the passengers. But the private bus operators is likely to revise their fares from Thursday as they are waiting for the completion of some formalities," said Pranab Kumar Adhikary, bus division manager of Network Travels, a leading private tour operator of the state.
He said the private bus operators of the state are awaiting the green signal from the North East Omni Bus Association to hike the bus fares.
The ASTC and share taxi owners started charging the revised fares after the state government on Thursday last issued directions to the State Transport Authority of Assam regarding the fixation of maximum fare realizable for different kinds of vehicles.
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