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Sunday, August 25, 2013

New Fares for Chennai Autorickshaws Announced Sunday Aug 25,2013



The State government announced new fares for autorickshaws on Sunday Aug 25,2013

The fare for the first 1.8 kilometres is Rs. 25 and Rs.12 for every additional kilometre




The government has also fixed Rs. 3.50 as waiting charges for five minutes and Rs. 42 for an hour

The fares will come into effect from today and would be applicable to 71,470 vehicles in Chennai.

Besides, the State government has also announced Rs. 80 crore for fixing meters with GPS, electronic printer and panic buttons. It will be provided free of cost to auto rickshaw drivers

The Chennai Traffic police have also started awareness campaign on the new fares for drivers and commuters


Driver Photo, Badge No. to be displayed in Chennai autorickshaws

Over the next few months, when commuters in the city get into an autorickshaw, not only will they be given a revised tariff card, they will also be able to see the a copy of the vehicle’s permit, the driver’s photograph and his badge number

the tariff card will enable commuters to check that the fare corresponds to the distance they have travelled

the permit number and driver’s name will enable them to lodge a complaint in case of malpractices 

all complaints can be called in to the helplines set up




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