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Bengaluru Metro Publishes Fare Panel Report, Annual Revisions up to 5% to Begin in 2026

The disclosure shows the panel urged a 51.55% rise over 7.5 years with a 5% yearly cap after finding BMRCL overstated cost escalations.

The move comes just months after the BMRCL raised fares by as much as 71.43% in February 2025.
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Overview

  • BMRCL released the long-delayed Fare Fixation Committee report after legal action and sustained public pressure, posting it on September 11 ahead of a High Court hearing.
  • The committee recommended a simplified 10-slab structure with fares rounded to multiples of ₹10, keeping the minimum at ₹10 and capping the maximum at ₹90.
  • Automatic, formula-based fare revisions capped at 5% per year are set to take effect in February 2026, one year after the last hike.
  • The FFC found real operating and maintenance cost per route-km rose about 39.6% since 2017–18, countering BMRCL’s justification that implied a roughly 105% increase.
  • BMRCL had sought a 105% hike but implemented increases of up to 71% in February 2025, citing financial strain including potential withdrawal of State shadow cash support and heavy loan repayments rising from ₹911 crore in FY26 to ₹1,457 crore by FY30.