Citing a steep increase in the price of diesel, the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) is implementing a marginal increase in the diesel cess from July 1.
In a statement on Thursday, APSRTC Chairman A. Mallikarjun Reddy and Vice-Chairman and Managing Director Ch. Dwaraka Tirumala Rao said 11,271 buses in the fleet catered to the transport needs of 45 lakh people every day by covering a daily distance of 41 lakh km.