Govt says transport fare hike not acceptable

The government has said in clear terms that the move by transport entrepreneurs to unilaterally raise their fares won't be acceptable to it.

Stating that the fares were increased massively without first seeking its approval, the government has also asked the commuters not to pay the increased charges.

"The transport entrepreneurs have raised the fares unilaterally and it won't be acceptable to the government," Uddhav Baskota, spokesperson at the Ministry of Labor and Transport Management told a local radio station Wednesday morning, adding that it was done without giving time to the government to adjust fares.

He asked commuters not to be pressured towards paying the increased charges and said that the committee formed by the government to adjust the transport fares would soon hold discussion with transport entrepreneurs and fix the new fares.

A day after the government hiked the prices of petroleum products, transport entrepreneurs decided to unilaterally increase their fares effective from Wednesday.

Citing hike in prices of petroleum products and soaring cost of vehicles and their spare parts, the Federation of Nepalese National Transport Entrepreneurs (FNTTE) had on Tuesday decided to increase the charges by 30 to 40 percent depending on the distance. nepalnews.com ag June 11 06

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