: The Delhi government is likely to revise fares of autorickshaws and yellow-black taxis in the Capital next month.
A four-member fare-fixation committee consisting of officials of the Delhi Transport Department will submit its report on fare revision to the government soon.
The fares had been last revised by the then Sheila Dikshit government in May 2013.
“The committee is in the process of finalising its recommendations. However, the final decision on whether fares would be increased will be taken by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal,” a senior government official said.
As Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai is currently in Chennai for a surgery, the committee will submit its report to the Minister when he returns to Delhi.
At present, the base fare for autos is Rs. 25 for the first two kilometres, while for every subsequent kilometre travellers have to pay Rs. 8. Those choosing yellow-black taxis for travel have to pay Rs. 25 for the first kilometre. The charges for every subsequent kilometre are Rs. 14 for non-AC taxis and Rs. 16 for AC taxis.
There are currently about 80,000 autorickshaws and 12,000 yellow-black taxis plying on the Capital’s roads.
Increase in costs
Rajendra Soni, general secretary of the Delhi Autorickshaw Sangh and the Delhi Pradesh Taxi Union, said since May 2013, there had been an increase in prices of CNG, spare parts, insurance, and cost of labour.
“We have been demanding revision in fares of autos and kali-peeli taxis for a long time. If the government doesn’t want to increase fares, it should give us a subsidy of Rs. 6 on per kg of CNG,” Soni said. — PTI
A four-member committee will submit its report on fare revision to the government soon
