Students were caught unawares with the recent bus pass fare hike and expressed their concerns.
In the city, bus pass prices for students travelling a distance up to 4 km is now ₹450 instead of the previous ₹165. Similarly, students travelling up to 8 km will now have to pay ₹600 as against the old quarterly fare of ₹200.
Students who have to travel up to 12 km, will have to shell out ₹900 instead of the earlier ₹245. The revised student bus pass fare is proportional to the distance travelled.
