India, Aug. 13 -- The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) collected Rs.137.37 crore from passenger traffic during the Raksha Bandhan festival period and extended holiday weekend from August 8 to August 11, with an unprecedented single-day collection of Rs.39.09 crore on Monday alone - the highest daily earnings of the current financial year.

Pratap Sarnaik, transport minister and MSRTC chairman, said, "Raksha Bandhan and Bhai Dooj (Diwali period) have historically been the two peak days for record revenue for the public transport utility."

According to the officials, MSRTC collected Rs.30.06 crore on August 9, Rs.34.86 crore on August 10 (Raksha Bandhan) and Rs.33.36 crore on August 11. Over these four days, 1.93 crore ...