If you want to go from Bhopal to Pune by bus on October 19, a day before Diwali, you will have to spend more than Rs 5 thousand on fare. At the same time, in online search, the fare of Indigo flight on the same day is being said to be around Rs 6 thousand. That is, the difference in bus and flight fares.
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In fact, bus operators charge arbitrary fares from passengers going home and returning during the festival. This fare is four to five times more. This story is of every year. When Bhaskar analyzed the fares of buses going from Indore and Bhopal to other big cities like Pune, Mumbai, Banaras and the fares of flights to these cities, there was not much difference.
At the same time, within Madhya Pradesh itself, i.e. for buses going from Bhopal or Indore to Rewa, Jabalpur, Chhindwara, Guna, Gwalior, four to five times the fare is being charged. The ticket agent says that this fare will increase further. At the same time, when we talked to the officials of the transport department, they said that they have no control over this ‘Diwali loot’. read the report
Every year on Diwali, bus fares increase 4 to 5 times.
Understand the pain of passengers from three cases
Case 1: My friends canceled their plans to go home Common travelers are troubled by this kind of robbery during festivals. Sandeep Nema of Sagar, who works in Bhopal, says, ‘I often travel by bus, but as soon as Diwali comes, the fare skyrockets. Many of my colleagues from Banaras and Gorakhpur who work with me have canceled their plans to go home after seeing the increased fare.
Case 2: Pull back only after hearing the expensive ticket The story of Chhindwara student Alpa Yadav is also similar. When he did not get a ticket in the train, when he went to get an advance ticket for the bus, he returned empty handed after hearing that the fare was more than double. He said, ‘Pocket money is not enough to buy such an expensive ticket. Now Tatkal ticket is the last hope, otherwise I don’t know how I will go home.
Case 3: This atrocities against common people Rishabh Bhatt, who is going from Bhopal to Pune, says, ‘This fare is beyond the reach of the common man. Not every person can afford three-four times increase in rent. People are able to go home for festivals only once or twice a year. In such a situation, it is wrong to increase the fare so much. If the common man pays taxes to the government, then at least the government and administration should pay attention to this and fix the fare.
Now know how the fare is increasing
Fare from Bhopal to Banaras is Rs 6 thousand The fare from Bhopal to Rewa and Banaras ranges from 800 to 1200 rupees on normal days, which increases to 6 thousand rupees during the Diwali season. Similarly, the fare from Indore to Rewa ranges from Rs 800 to Rs 1200, for which now up to Rs 3700 is being charged.
At the same time, the fare from Bhopal to Pune is Rs 1200 to Rs 1500 on normal days, for which Rs 5200 is being charged on October 19. There is no reduction in fares even after Diwali on 20th October. At that time, arbitrary fare is charged from the people returning.
Indore to Mumbai bus and flight fares are same Similarly, arbitrary fare is being charged from passengers going from Indore to Mumbai. At present the fare ranges from three thousand to three and a half thousand. As the date of Diwali approaches, the fare will increase further. Bus operators claim that this fare reaches Rs 5 to 6 thousand. At the same time, the fare for Indore to Mumbai flight on October 19 is also around Rs 5 thousand.
Indore-Pune flight and bus fares are also the same The fare of luxury AC bus from Bhopal to Mumbai was Rs 1300 on October 10. When the fare for October 24 on the same route was checked online, it was Rs 4700. This means that there is full preparation to collect return fare after Diwali in an arbitrary manner.
Similarly, the fare from Indore to Pune was charged from Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,200 on October 10. Whereas, on 24th October this fare is being shown at Rs 4600. Talking about Indore-Pune flight, the fare is different according to different flights. If we talk about Air India Express and Indigo, the fare is Rs 5 to 5.5 thousand. That means there is only a slight difference in bus and flight fares.
Agent’s claim – fare will increase further A ticket booking agent in Bhopal, on condition of anonymity, said, ‘The demand on Diwali is very high, all the buses are running full. Right now the fare is this much, it will increase further as Diwali approaches. The fare in Banaras even reaches eight thousand rupees. When seats are less and passengers are more, it is our compulsion to increase the fare.
Experts believe that this situation is repeated on every festival. Limited railway seats and lack of government buses leave passengers in the clutches of private operators. If the transport department controls fares and arranges for additional buses in advance, this annual hassle of passengers can be reduced to a great extent.
RTO shrugged it off, cited tourist permit as the reason When Bhopal RTO Jitendra Sharma was talked to about this arbitrary recovery, he cited the rules and enumerated his limitations. He said, the fare of ‘State Carriage’ buses running within the state is fixed. If they are charging more, action will be taken against them.
Most of the buses running in cities like Pune, Mumbai, Banaras run on ‘All India Tourist Permit’. We have no control over the fares of these buses. He also admitted that many bus operators misuse tourist permits as passenger buses, which is a violation of rules.
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