Bengaluru Metro Fines 1 Lakh Passengers for Rule Violations; Launches 'Metro Etiquette' Campaign

• Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) recorded over one lakh passenger rule violations in the last year.
• Most common offenses include playing loud music/videos without headphones (57,538 cases) and occupying reserved seats (37,038 cases).
• Other violations include eating food inside trains (1,907 cases) and chewing gutkha/paan (1,677 cases).
• BMRCL launched a 'metro etiquette' campaign, deploying two home guards per train to warn rule-breakers.
• Passengers ignoring warnings face fines under the Metro Railways (Operation and Maintenance) Act, 2002, with penalties up to 500 rupees for certain offenses.

Why It Matters: Bengaluru Metro has fined over 1 lakh passengers for rule violations and launched an etiquette campaign.