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| CWA demands reduction in transport fares after 'fuel price' declines | | | Jammu, Jan 20: Consumer Welfare Association (CWA) held an emergency meeting to demand from the government immediate reduction of transport fares of passenger-buses, taxis, minibuses and load-carriers etc in view of large scale reduction in diesel and petrol prices.
Prominent CWA members including Vikram Gour (President), BM Kohli (Gen. Secy), DP Khajuria, A K Kaul, Chander Gulati, SN Kaul, AK Arora, Rajinder Kakkar, Chander Udhey Sharma and Darshan Kohli attended the meeting and pointed out that for any small rise in prices the transport authority, under the pressure of transporters, take no time in increasing the fares/ charges but for downward- revision of rates Transport Commissioner has not even called a meeting of the stake-holders to revise the charges inspite of several representations by CWA during the last 3-months.
They said during the last 6-months there has been a reduction of about 25% in fuel prices, accordingly the transport charges/fares should have been reduced to provide some relief to the consumers.
CWA also has appealed to the Governor to intervene and direct the Transport Commissioner to immediately call a meeting of the transporters and consumer representatives to reduce transport fares/charges to provide some relief to the consumers. |
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