According to a statement released by the AAP govt, it will be the second hike in a year, which violates Section 37 of the Delhi Metro Railway (Operation and Maintenance) Act, 2002
A day after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal called for putting on hold the proposed hike in the Metro fares till the accounts of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) are audited, the state government on Monday said the hike will be a clear violation of the law laid by the corporation itself.
According to a statement released by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, it will be the second hike in a year, which violates Section 37 of the Delhi Metro Railway (Operation and Maintenance) Act, 2002.
"Section 37 of the Act, 2002, states that the recommendations made by the Fare Fixation Committee shall be a binding on the Metro railway administration. Therefore, the DMRC needs to answer how the committee's recommendation that 'there shall be a gap of one year between two fare hikes', has been violated by the Metro. On what basis is the second hike being defended by its officials?" the government asked."It is clear that after the first fare hike in May this year, Metro fares cannot be hiked for the second time within five months, according to the law," it added.
The government further said that it had never interfered in the functioning of the DMRC and rather provided all kind of support for its operations. "But the government cannot remain a mute spectator at a time when the interests of commuters are being overlooked," the statement read.
Earlier on Sunday, a war of words was triggered between the Delhi government and the Centre after Union Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that the Metro will soon turn into Delhi Transport Corporation buses, if there was no hike in the fare.
The development came after the DMRC had on Saturday said that the hike in Metro fare is necessary to provide world-class service to passengers. Afterwards, Kejriwal had written to the Centre, seeking its intervention in the matter.
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- The development came after the DMRC had on Saturday said that the hike in Metro fare is necessary to provide world-class service to passengers. Afterwards, Kejriwal had written to the Centre, seeking its intervention in the matter
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