PUNE: Commuters will have to pay more for an autorickshaw ride from November 22.
The Pune regional transport authority, headed by the district collector, has revised the autorickshaw fares in the city. As per the revised rates, a minimum fare of Rs21, up from the existing Rs18, will be charged. Te commuters have to pay Rs14 per km. This is up from the existing Rs12.39. An official said that an additional fare of 25% of the increased rates will be charged between 12am and 5am. In the rural areas, 40% additional fare will be applicable from 12midnight to 5am.
The official said meter calibration would be applicable from November 22. “The authorities will take action against drivers whose meters are not calibrated,” the official said.
The rates were revised in the Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad civic areas and in Baramati. “Last month, it was announced that the minimum autorickshaw fare would be Rs20 instead of Rs18 for the first 1.5km and Rs13 per km thereafter. It has been put on hold for discussions,” an RTO official had said earlier this month. Unions had been opposing the fare structure, terming very low in the wake of the continuous rise in fuel prices over the past few months.
