Minimum Auto Rickshaw Fares Hiked

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Auto rickshaw strike was called off after transport authorities agreed to send a formal report to government on revising the minimum auto fares. The revised fares are coming into force in the first week of February 2014. The details are as follows:

  • The minimum auto fare has been hiked to Rs. 20 from Rs. 16.
  • Tariff per kilometer has been hiked to Rs. 11 from Rs. 9.
  • For every 15 minutes, the waiting charge is Rs. 5, whereas earlier, for every 2 minutes the waiting charge is 50 paise.

Besides demanding a revision of minimum auto fares, the auto union demanded repeal of GO 108 – to reduce the minimum penalty from Rs.1,000 to Rs.100 or Rs.200 under GO 108.

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