India, Jan. 28 -- Despite an increase in revenue from ticket sales, the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) has witnessed a sharp decline in the number of passengers, raising concerns for the public transport undertaking. In 2025, the PMPML earned Rs.678.89 crore in revenue from ticket sales while 12,800,000 passengers travelled by PMPML buses during the year. Following a fare hike, revenue from ticket sales rose by Rs.98 crore as compared to 2024 but the number of passengers fell by 900,000 highlighting a worrying trend of declining ridership.

The PMPML currently operates around 1,700 buses daily across Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad and the Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR). While the fleet comprises 2,049 buses, only about 1,600 ...