Behind BMRCL’s non-fare revenue goals
Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has been mulling extra floors at the Nadaprabhu Kempegowda interchange.
It has had many opportunities in the past to use its space to generate revenue but has missed out on them.
The impact of this can be seen in the fact that retail spaces inside stations are lying vacant. In the past, when BMRCL wanted to rent out the spaces in bulk for a single vendor, it had no takers except at the Swami Vivekananda Road Station.
In July 2022, the BMRCL changed its strategy. The tenders floated then sought to allot retail space on new terms. Each vendor had to rent a minimum of five kiosks across stations, with a maximum area of 150 sqft per vendor.
