The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government on Tuesday announced a major relief to the auto rickshaw drivers by waiving the fitness test fee and reducing various charges, including penalties.
The new order will come into effect on September 1.
The Delhi Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, decided to waive the fitness test charge of Rs 600 and reduced the charges for fitness penalty late fee, registration/re-registration, duplicate certificate, hire purchase and permit.
In its earlier decisions, the AAP Government had directed manufacturers to cap software upgradation of auto fare meters at Rs 400.
“The fees in respect of grant as well as renewal of permit is contained in Rule 59(1)(a) of Delhi Motor Vehicle Rules, 1993, which is Rs 1,000. It is proposed to reduce this fee to Rs 500. An amendment would be required to be made in Rule 59(1) (a) to give effect to this proposal,” states the proposal approved by the Cabinet.
According to the Cabinet proposal, “The Government has further decided to waive the Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking charges and SIM card charges paid by the auto-rickshaw drivers and owners. Currently, an amount of Rs 100 per month plus GST is charged for GPS tracking and Rs 495 plus GST per year for SIM recharge and activation but now the charges will be paid by the transport department”. Besides, the fitness fee and fitness certificate which is made for Rs 600 will be zero, while the fitness penalty late fee has been reduced to Rs 300 + 20 per day from Rs 1,000 (plus 50 per day), registration and re-registration have been reduced from Rs 1,000 to Rs 300. The duplicate registration certificate will be issued for Rs 150, instead Rs 500, Rs 150 will be charged for ownership transfer and the penalty charges has been reduced to Rs 100 per month from Rs 500 per month. Further, the hire purchase charges and addition charges have been reduced to Rs 500 from Rs 1500.
All fresh changes will into come into effect from September 1, 2019. Only the fees in respect of grant as well as renewal of permit is contained in Rule 59(1)(a) of the Delhi Motor Vehicle Rules, 1993, shall come into effect from October 15 by when necessary changes in DMVR shall be made by Transport Department, states the proposal.