Hyderabad: The TGSRTC will hike the city ticket prices at Rs. 5/- per minimum three stages from October 6^th onwards. The TGSRTC hiked charges Rs. 5/- in ordinary, metro, electric ordinary and electric express upto three stages.

After three stages it will enhance to Rs. 10/-. In metro deluxe and electric metro AC fare will hike Rs. 5/- for first stage and from second stage onwards the price is hiked to Rs. 10/-.

The Government approved the TGSRTC bus fare hike to provide basic amenities to the electric buses in the city region depots, in Hyderabad city there 25 depots. The Government decided to run all electrical buses in the city and present 2,300 diesel buses will be sent to districts. The Government is procuring e-buses from PM e-drive scheme. The Central Government sanctioned 3,300 buses to TGSRTC under PM e-drive scheme out of them 500 e-buses are already sanctioned and 225 buses are delivered.