A ride in taxis and autorickshaws ofChandigarh would cost a pretty penny to the commuters from Wednesday onwards.
The UT Administrator Shivraj Patil on Wednesday approved the enhancement in the tariff rates of AC taxis, non-AC taxis, radio autos and ordinary autos in union territory of Chandigarh.
A hike of 15 percent to 25 percent has been notified in the new fares by the UT Administration. For AC taxis, Rs23 per km would be charged. Night charges will be 25 percent of the fare between 11 pm to 5 am.
The charges have seen 15 percent hike from the previous charges of Rs20 per km.
An increase of 13.3 percent for first kilometer and 18.18 percent for subsequent km has been approved by the UT Administration for the non-AC taxis.
Now, Rs17 would be charged for first kilometer and Rs13 would be charged for the subsequent kilometer. Previously, Rs15 was being charged for first kilometer and Rs11 for subsequent km. For both AC taxi and non AC taxi, waiting charges will be Rs100 per hour.
The radio autos would charge Rsfor first kilometer and Rs10 for subsequent kilometer. Night charges would be 25 percent of the fare between 11 pm to 5 am and the waiting charges will be Rs10 per hour.
The charges have seen 15.4 percent to 25 percent hike from previous rates of Rs13 for first km and Rs8 for subsequent km.
The ordinary autorickshaw would charge Rs14 for first kilometre and Rs7 for subsequent kilometer. The charges of ordinary autorickshaw have seen Rs16.6 percent increase from existing Rs12 for first kilometer and Rs6 for subsequent km.
The night charges and waiting charges for the ordinary auto rickshaws will be similar to the radio autos i.e Rs10 per hour.
It was a long pending demand of taxi-owners, drivers and auto-rickshaw drivers to increase the fare and notify the same at the earliest.
last time, the fares were hiked in the year 2011.