The Maharashtra government has scrapped a proposed 10 per cent hike in Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus fares, less than a day after the move was announced, following severe flooding in several districts. The rollback was confirmed on Wednesday, October 1, by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, according to a statement from his office.

Fare hike scrapped within 24 hours

MSRTC had declared on Tuesday, September 30, that fares across its bus services-excluding the air-conditioned Shivneri and Shivai fleets would rise by 10 per cent between 15 October and 5 November to offset higher operating costs during the festive season. Passengers travelling after midnight of 14 October were to be charged the revised rates, with the difference collected even from advance bookin

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