Consequently, the fleet of the State-owned APSRTC buses served the commuters without charging any extra money. However, the number of special buses operated were only 1,020.ĭuring the festival season every year, the government permits the APSRTC to collect 50% extra fare in the special buses to help the fund-starved organisation shore up its revenues.ĭuring the Dasara this year, the government decided not to increase the bus fares.
Last year, the corporation had earned a revenue of ₹2.10 crore during the corresponding period. In the post-festival days, the corporation plans to run 2,400 special buses. The APSRTC has so far earned a revenue of ₹5.5 crore on the 2,100 special buses it operated to cater to the needs of the festival crowd across the State. The fear of the officials at the helm of the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) that the decision to do away with the hike in fares for special buses pressed into service this festival season would cause a dent in its revenue has proved to be unfounded.
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