BENGALURU: When was the last time an autorickshaw driver in Bengaluru agreed to ferry you by the government-fixed meter fare? How many times your requests to travel short distances were turn ed down outrightly? The good-old ‘wonandaff’ (one-and-ahalf fare above meter) requests have also died a quiet death as meters no longer figure in the picture.
There are around 1. 3 lakh autos in the city. In December 2021, the revised auto fares came into effect and the transport department had given drivers time till February 2022 to recalibra te meters. The minimum fare was increased from Rs 25 (for the first 1. 9km) to Rs 30 (for 2km). For every additional kilometre, it went up from Rs 13 to Rs 15. This was the first revision of fares since 2013. TOI lists a few reasons why meters are down and out in Bengaluru.
