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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Delhi Metro fare hike hurts labourers the most, many switch to buses -Somya Lakhani

Delhi Metro fare hike hurts labourers the most, many switch to buses -Somya Lakhani

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published Published on Oct 12, 2017   modified Modified on Oct 12, 2017
-The Indian Express

Delhi Metro fare hike: Amid opposition from the Delhi government, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation on Tuesday went ahead with the fare hike as recommended by the fourth Fare Fixation Committee.

New Delhi:
On Tuesday morning, 28-year-old Abdul Wajid — a labourer working at a cardboard boxes factory in Naraina — did not take the Metro to work. Nor did 35-year-old Brijmohan Tiwari, a security guard who lives in Janakpuri. It was the first day of the second phase of the Delhi Metro fare hike, in which the ticket prices went up by a maximum of Rs 10. So, the two took buses instead.

“I leave home at 9.30 am and take a Metro from Chawri Bazar to Shadipur, and then a bus from there to the factory. It takes me 50 minutes. Now, I have to take a bus and it will take me 90 minutes or more. But I can’t afford Metro anymore,” said Wajid, who earns Rs 10,000 a month. “Before May, when the first hike took place, a ticket cost Rs 15; after May it cost Rs 20, and now it is Rs 30.”

For Vicky, a 22-year-old resident of Khajuri, who polishes furniture, work takes him across the city, and the Metro is the obvious choice. “But now I hope I don’t have to travel far from home… Earlier I would spend Rs 27 from Kashmere Gate to HUDA City Centre, but now it’s Rs 60. I earn Rs 12,000 every month,” he said.

It’s the same for Tiwari, who is placed across Gurgaon, Noida, Connaught Place and Tilak Nagar, every few weeks. “With the Metro, I thought my standard of living had improved, but now I am back to taking buses. In May, I wanted to resign because I couldn’t afford the commute. I earn Rs 11,000 and spent Rs 1,300 on the Metro last month… this doesn’t include bus and auto fares.”

Amid opposition from the Delhi government, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation on Tuesday went ahead with the fare hike as recommended by the fourth Fare Fixation Committee. “Labourers are the worst hit. Our salaries are not increasing but the cost of living is constantly going up,” said 25-year-old Raja, who travels from Shadipur to Faridabad and now plans to resort to buses instead.

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The Indian Express, 11 October, 2017, http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/metro-fare-hike-hurts-labourers-the-most-many-switch-to-buses-4884319/


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