DTC Fare Structure

Minimum fare in Delhi Transport Corporation is Rs 5/=, .Thereafter, it increases in the multiples of 5. I.e.; 10, 15, 20, 25.  While the minimum fare varies in different state transport corporations, the increase in fare is in multiples of one rupee.   Whereas you pay one rupee extra for the next stop hardly 100 meters away, in Delhi you have to pay 5 rupees extra for the same distance. Although charging Re 1 extra is reasonable, extra charges of Rs 5 is ridiculous. What is the logic and rationale behind fare structure is difficult to understand. Apart from the fact that it is illogical and irrational, this creates coin problem also. Many people whose mother tongue is not Hindi find it difficult to understand the corresponding Hindi words for say, 33,49,87,96 etc whereas they understand the Hindi words for round figures like 50,60,70 etc. Does the DTC face similar problem? A joke is running round that DTC should consider appointing highly qualified persons as conductors in city buses who can correctly count from 1 to 100. DTC should rationalize the fare structure to make it more meaningful and also to shed the wrong image created.