Overview
- MSRTC reported ₹301 crore in revenue over Oct 18–27, averaging ₹30 crore per day during the Diwali travel period.
- Collections peaked at ₹39.75 crore on Oct 27, the corporation’s highest single-day revenue of 2025.
- Despite the festive boost, October receipts missed the ₹1,049 crore target that required average daily earnings of ₹34 crore.
- Officials attributed the shortfall to service disruptions from June–September rains and floods that caused over ₹150 crore in losses, and the transport minister ordered reviews and corrective steps for underperforming divisions.
- Pune led divisional earnings with ₹20.47 crore; reports differ on the second spot between Jalgaon and Dhule at about ₹15.60 crore, with Nashik at ₹15.41 crore and festive revenue up ₹37 crore year-on-year.