Telangana Cabinet to discuss hike in bus fare, power tariff

Setting the stage for a hike in bus fare and power tariff in Telangana, state Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Tuesday directed Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar and Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy to prepare and submit necessary proposals for discussion in the next Cabinet meeting to bail out the cash-strapped Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) and the power generation corporations.

During a review meeting, the Chief Minister lamented that the TSRTC could not recover from losses due to Covid-19 and hike in prices of petrol and diesel, even though strong measures were initiated two years ago to put the corporation back on track. He assured that the government would support the corporation by making all necessary efforts, according to a press statement from the CMO.