India, June 3 -- On the very first day of the fare hike by the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML), the latter reported a revenue increase of Rs.55 lakh over its average daily earnings. The PMPML managed to generate Rs.1.97 crore in total revenue despite it being a Sunday when the public transport body operates fewer buses than usual.

The PMPML earned an average of Rs.5,502,199 more than on regular days. Satish Gavhane, chief manager of the operations department, said, "This is certainly a positive development, and significant improvements will be made in the PMPML's services."

"Sundays usually see a dip in passenger demand on several routes which is why we scaled down our operations for the day. However, even with reduc...