Come Wednesday, commuters will have to shell out more for travelling on the Delhi Metro, with the authorities announcing a fare hike on Monday.The new minimum fare will be up from Rs8 to Rs10 while the maximum would be Rs50 as against the existing Rs30, a metro spokesperson said.

This arrangement will be in place till September. From October, the maximum fare would go up to Rs60. On Sundays and national holidays, the maximum fare would be Rs40, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) chief spokesperson Anuj Dayal and director finance K.K. Saberwal told a news conference.

The new fare structure is Rs10 for 0-2 km , Rs15 for 2-5 km , Rs20 for 5-12 km, Rs 30 for 12-21 km, Rs40 for 21-32 km and Rs 50 for more than 32 km.

This is in tune with the recommendations of a three- member Fare Fixation Committee, which were accepted by the DMRC board headed by the Union urban development secretary Rajib Gauba. The DMRC had last revised the fares in 2009.