From Fig. 6(a) it can be observed that there is a decrease in the share of buses from 46% before application of the
policy to 43% after the application of the policy. In addition to that there is an increase in the modal share of the
two wheelers from 31% to 45% after the application of the policy. Thus by increasing the travel cost of buses in
conjunction with improvement in comfort index, it was observed that commuters are switching over to private
modes of transport from public transport. From Fig. 6(b), it can be observed that there is 11% increase in the
modal share of buses under increase in comfort with no travel cost increase policy. In addition, there is a 6%
decrease in the share of private transport modes like two wheelers after application of the policy which shows
that if comfort of buses is improved without any change in travel cost then more commuters are expected to
travel by buses than private modes. This result is in consistent with the data collected from the commuters who
are giving high importance to comfort during household survey on reasons for using their personal modes.