Transport Entrepreneurs Demand Immediate Fare Adjustment Following Fuel Price Hikes

Kathmandu. Transport entrepreneurs have urged the government to immediately adjust public transport fares. The Federation of Nepalese National Transport Entrepreneurs issued a press release on Friday, demanding that fares be adjusted in line with the fuel price hikes implemented by the Nepal Oil Corporation.The statement, issued by General Secretary Deknath Gautam, highlights that while airfares are adjusted immediately following fuel price increases, the government's silence regarding public transport is discriminatory.The statement notes that although the Department of Transport Management recommended a fare increase of 11.33% for passenger vehicles, 14.29% for hill cargo, and 8.81% for Terai cargo to the Ministry...