{
  "id": 5337295,
  "title": "ST NCMC Recharge Row: ₹100 Top-Up Gives Only ₹86.14 Through Agents, Passengers Raise Concerns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/st-ncmc-recharge-row-100-top-up-gives-only-86-14-through-agents",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T13:26:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/st-ncmc-recharge-row-100-top-up-gives-only-8614-through-agents-passengers-raise-concerns"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mumbai: The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation's (MSRTC) new NCMC-based concession system has run into a fresh controversy, with passengers alleging that they are being made to bear the cost of charges paid to agents for recharging the card. From September 1, senior citizens and women passengers are required to use NCMC cards to avail themselves of concessionary fares. However, a ₹100…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}