India, April 5 -- Bengaluru Central MP PC Mohan has raised questions over the rationale behind the city's new Metro fare structure after an RTI reply revealed that Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) spent over Rs.26 lakh on foreign study tours before implementing the hike.

According to details obtained by Moneycontrol through a Right to Information (RTI) query, BMRCL officials and members of the Fare Fixation Committee (FFC) visited Hong Kong and Singapore to study international fare models. The total expenditure came to Rs.25.85 lakh - Rs.12.97 lakh was spent on FFC members and Rs.12.88 lakh on BMRCL officials.

The fare hikes, which came into effect recently, saw Metro ticket prices rise by as much as 71 percent on certai...