The State government has introduced a new uniform fare for all cabs in the city, including those operating using aggregator platforms, like Ola and Uber, and traditional city taxis. The new fare system has brought in a simple three slab structure based on the value of the car and has done away with flexible pricing.
The government’s notification issued on Saturday, explicitly prohibits cab aggregators from collecting any fee additional to what is prescribed, effectively banning surge pricing. The notification says that fares will be calculated solely based on the government’s prescribed rates, and any unauthorised charges are strictly prohibited.
Under the revised structure, the base fare for a distance of upto four kilometres starts at ₹100 for vehicles valued upto ₹10 lakh, with an additional charge of ₹24 per kilometre thereafter. For vehicles priced between ₹10 lakh and ₹15 lakh, the initial four-kilometre fare is set at ₹115, with a subsequent per-kilometre rate of ₹28. Vehicles exceeding the ₹15-lakh mark will have a minimum fare of ₹130 for the first four kilometres, with each additional kilometre priced at ₹32.
