Fares of the Delhi Metro are likely to go up again in January 2019, going by the recommendations of a Centre-appointed committee authorised to fix the mass rapid transit’s commuting tariff.
The two-phase fare hike effected in May and October was recommended by the same committee, chaired by Justice (Retd.) M. L. Mehta. The panel also had the Delhi Chief Secretary and the Additional Secretary of the Union Ministry of Urban Development on board.
The 4th Fare Fixation Committee (FFC), constituted under the Metro Railway Act, has also recommended “automatic annual fare revision”, under which commuting tariff will go up by up to 7%. The mechanism, also proposed by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, will stay in effect till constitution of the next FFC.
