Overview

• TGSRTC implemented the revised city fares on October 6, increasing tickets by Rs 5–10.
• The hike covers City Ordinary, Metro Express, E-Ordinary, E-Express, Metro Deluxe and E-Metro AC services.
• BRS MLAs D Sudheer Reddy, Kaleru Venkatesh and Mutha Gopal rode an RTC bus to the Assembly and demanded an immediate rollback.
• BJP state president Ramchander Rao criticized the move as a burden on the common man and sought a reversal.
• BRS leader K. T. Rama Rao said regular riders could pay roughly Rs 500 more per month, as some passengers questioned the rise alongside free rides for women.