Bengaluru, Feb. 5 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday said the recent decision to revise Namma Metro fares was made by a central government-led committee and had not been discussed with the state government or him.
"No file has come to me. They have their own team of central government officials who will decide. It hasn't come to my notice. I also saw it on TV," he told reporters.
The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) on the same day announced that metro fares will be revised on a zone-by-zone basis starting February 9 under its Annual Automatic Fare Adjustment system. Fares are set to rise by Re 1 to Rs 5 across 10 zones, with charges adjusted according to travel distances across the network.
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