Overview
- TGSRTC cut Metro AC and Metro Deluxe fares within city limits by 30% to draw riders to buses.
- Vice chairman Y Nagi Reddy announced the decision and urged people to skip fuel lines by using RTC services.
- Transport minister Ponnam Prabhakar said on X the cut offers relief to commuters facing fuel worries.
- Long lines formed at petrol pumps across Hyderabad, with motorists queueing before dawn and drivers losing income while they waited.
- The corporation said the discount will conserve fuel, reduce traffic, and promote electric buses for cleaner mobility.