Minimum fare of Peshawar BRT to be Rs10
Last updated on: 13 August,2020 12:13 pm
BRT project is set to become operational by April 2020
PESHAWAR (Dunya News) – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided that the minimum bus fare for Peshawar Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) will be Rs10 while a maximum fare of Rs 50 has been proposed.
This recommendation was proposed during steering committee meeting headed by additional chief secretary and awaits final approval by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan.
All citizens including students and the elderly would be able to benefit from BRT and to facilitate them further, it was suggested that passengers should be taught how to use the ticket system by deploying interns or volunteers at each stop.
The meeting was also informed that out of the 74 applications received for the position of permanent CEO of BRT project, 19 candidates fulfilled all requirements.
The much delayed BRT project is set to become operational by April 2020 as announced by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Information Shaukat Yousafzai.