The State Government on Thursday reduced the bus fare for the second time under the automatic mechanism following the reduction in the price of diesel by 71 paise per litre.According to a notification by the Commerce and Transport Department, the fare of the ordinary buses has been reduced from 60 paise to 59 paise per km, express buses from 63 paisa to 62 paisa, delux buses from 84 paisa to 82 paise and AC delux buses from `1.05 to `1.03 per km.
Notably, the State Government had announced the implementation of the automatic mechanism for revision of fares on June 4 this year as per the demand of the All Odisha Private Bus Owners’ Association.Under the automatic mechanism system, rise and fall in bus fares would be determined based on the rise and fall of fuel prices.