Khabar Bureau 
The Metro fare rise in the Capital has induced a surplus reaction from the commuters with the rich welcoming the fare hike while lower strata of society have tagged it as a 'Luxury transport' in Delhi. People from the middle and lower class echoed, "We have to switch to personal vehicles or DTC buses as the cost difference is almost double." But, the commuters from the upper class are happy with the fare revision expecting that this increment will help in repairing the glitches and increase the frequency in services.

Mangal Biswas, a resident of Chirag Delhi, said, "I regularly commute from Hauz Khas to my office in ITO for which I pay Rs 16.20 on discounted price via smart cards. Meanwhile, the commute from my home to Hauz Khas Metro station in bus costs around Rs 10. For the same journey, I used to pay Rs 26.20 on one side. From now, for the same journey, I will have to spend Rs 27 for metro and Rs 10 for bus fare which will cost me around Rs 37 on one side." Continuing his claim, he stated that due to the rise in fare, he has to spend nearly Rs 74 for both sides. "Now, I am thinking to switch to my bike as the cost difference would be almost double in comparative to cost with my bike," he added. According to commuters from Seelam Pur, Badarpur and Inderlok and Jahangir puri, Badli, metro is no more a mean of transport for the poor as the fare is almost beyond their reach. "Our monthly remuneration is very low and people from the poor class will only use this communication mode in urgency or emergency," echoed the commuters. Meanwhile, an alarm has been raised by the rickshaw pullers and another mode of the connectivity to metro station stating that they too will hike their charges. Reactions received from the residents of Malviya Nagar, Model Town, RK Puram, and Vasundhara Enclave were on the positive slope as they said that they won't mind paying extra if the Metro addresses their issues such as last-mile connectivity, better integration with buses and women safety, especially during late night hours. On the other hand, several residents of Panchsheel Park, Greater Kailash, RK Puram, and Moti bagh stated that the hike is fair provided the frequency of metro feeder connectivity is enhanced during the night because most of the time auto-rickshaws and taxi drivers demand unnecessary charges. Sanjay Sharma, a regular commuter and DLF employee at Gurugram said, "I do mind paying extra bucks for the metro travel but the authorities should provide better frequency and must avoid technical snag during the journey, which is a daily affair."