Considering the increase in fuel charges, spare-part rates and insurance premium coupled with the impact of the COVID-19 on the transport sector, the State government on Wednesday revised the private bus fare and auto-taxi rates.
As per the revised fare table, the minimum fare in private buses will go up from ₹8 to ₹10 and per kilometre rate from 90 paise to ₹1. The State government also increased the minimum fare of auto to ₹30 for two kilometre and per kilometre charge to ₹15, while the four-wheeler auto charge has been hiked to ₹35 and per kilometre charge to ₹15.
The taxi cars with an engine capacity of less than 1500 cc would charge a minimum fare of ₹200 for a five-km ride and ₹18 for per kilometre, while the minimum fare of cars with over 1500 cc engine has been increased to ₹225 for five kilometre and per kilometer charge to ₹18.
