A Re 1 safety cess on buses of the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC), coupled with rounding off the fare to the next multiple of ₹5, will see passengers paying more to travel in city and rural areas.
TSRTC sources told The Hindu that safety cess is being collected from Thursday for passengers using mofussil services, and from Friday for those using city buses.
The circular states that Palle Velugu ticket fare would be rounded off to the “nearest” multiples of 5. It also states that “the final fare shall be rounded off to the nearest multiple of ₹5 after adding safety cess (Re. 1) and applicable toll plaza tariff to the base fare.” This means that in case the fare is ₹13, it would be rounded off to ₹15. Similarly, if the fare is ₹17, it would be reduced to a lower multiple of ₹5, which is ₹15.
