Kathmandu, Feb 7: The public transport fare updated by the government a year ago is yet to come into practice.
Based on scientific fare system in public transport, the Department of Transport Management had issued a new fare list on 7th February, 2016. But due to failure on part of the authorities concerned to monitor its implementation, the new fare is not yet practiced.
As per the new fare list, the fare for a distance of four kilometres is Rs. 13. However, travel from Old Baneswar to Ratna Park costs Rs. 18, says passenger Kamala Basnet. Furthermore, the provision to issue a ticket against the fare charged is also not practiced by the public transport operators.
Transport fare has not decreased despite the government directive as the transport entrepreneurs are organised while the state is ignorant and the consumers are not organised, says Vice-chair of Consumers’ Forum Nepal Roshan Pokharel.
Consumers have also stressed that the transport authorities should continue monitoring as in Dashain festival.
Meanwhile, the DoT spokesperson puts the blame on lack of human resources. “There are around two hundred thousand public transport vehicles, but the Department has a plan to manage the sector,” he said.
Chair of Consumers Forum Harendra Bahadur Shrestha however points to the failure of the transport authorities to implement enforcement of a billing system in the taxis even 13 years after the Supreme Court issued an order on the same. RSS
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