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Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2017-08-22
Reformulate the bus fare policy of passenger transportation to be compatible with the present
- The policy which is adopted presently for the revision of the annual bus fare is one which was prepared in the year 2002 and therefore, the need for the formulation of a new policy for the purpose has now emerged to suit the present day social and economic trends with the inclusion of new criteria as well. Accordingly, the proposal made by Hon. Nimal Siripala de Silva, the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, to appoint an Expert Panel comprising of the officers of the relevant institutions for the formulation of a new policy to be used for the revision of bus fares after discussions with the Bus Owners Associations and the Bus Travellers Associations, was approved by the Cabinet.