The Delhi Cabinet on Wednesday gave a nod to hike auto and taxi fares by at least 25 per cent in the national capital. The new rates will come into force after the issue of a notification to this effect, which is likely to be out on Thursday.
As per the approved proposal, the minimum meter down rate for autos, for a distance of two kilometers, will go up from Rs 19 to Rs 25. The rate per kilometer subsequently will go up from the present Rs 6.50 to Rs 8. Similarly, the per kilometer rate for the black and yellow non-air conditioned taxis will go up from Rs 11 to Rs 14. For AC taxis, the rate per kilometer has been raised from Rs 13 to Rs 16. The minimum meter down rate for taxis, for a distance of one kilometer, has been hiked from Rs 20 to Rs 25. No change has been allowed in the waiting charge for either autos or taxis.
The transport department told the Cabinet that a committee headed by the additional commissioner (Transport), after taking in to consideration the hike in fuel price, maintenance cost of vehicles etc, had recommended a reasonable hike in auto and taxi fares. The committee, while making its decision, had also taken into consideration the prevailing auto and taxi fare rates in other metro cities, the transport department said.
The department also informed the Cabinet about on-going negotiations with various auto and taxi unions. The unions have been demanding a 50 to 100 per cent hike in fares, on the basis of the 40 per cent hike in CNG price between 2010 and 2013. The last time that auto and taxi fares were revised in the capital was on 26 June, 2010. The hiked rates in Delhi are still lower than that of auto and taxi fares in other cities. Auto fare per kilometer in Mumbai is Rs 9.90, Rs 11 in Bengaluru and Rs 9 in Hyderabad.
As per the approved proposal, the minimum meter down rate for autos, for a distance of two kilometers, will go up from Rs 19 to Rs 25. The rate per kilometer subsequently will go up from the present Rs 6.50 to Rs 8. Similarly, the per kilometer rate for the black and yellow non-air conditioned taxis will go up from Rs 11 to Rs 14. For AC taxis, the rate per kilometer has been raised from Rs 13 to Rs 16. The minimum meter down rate for taxis, for a distance of one kilometer, has been hiked from Rs 20 to Rs 25. No change has been allowed in the waiting charge for either autos or taxis.
The transport department told the Cabinet that a committee headed by the additional commissioner (Transport), after taking in to consideration the hike in fuel price, maintenance cost of vehicles etc, had recommended a reasonable hike in auto and taxi fares. The committee, while making its decision, had also taken into consideration the prevailing auto and taxi fare rates in other metro cities, the transport department said.
The department also informed the Cabinet about on-going negotiations with various auto and taxi unions. The unions have been demanding a 50 to 100 per cent hike in fares, on the basis of the 40 per cent hike in CNG price between 2010 and 2013. The last time that auto and taxi fares were revised in the capital was on 26 June, 2010. The hiked rates in Delhi are still lower than that of auto and taxi fares in other cities. Auto fare per kilometer in Mumbai is Rs 9.90, Rs 11 in Bengaluru and Rs 9 in Hyderabad.