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The autorickshaw fare operation has been revised successful Mandya aft a spread of astir 7 years.
Deputy Commissioner Kumar said the revision was undertaken successful the involvement of some the nationalist and auto-rickshaw drivers and owners, considering the summation successful substance prices and rising operational and attraction costs.
Presiding implicit a gathering to hole autorickshaw fares astatine his bureau connected January 24, Dr. Kumar said the minimum fare for the archetypal 1.9 km, which was fixed astatine ₹25 successful 2017, has present been accrued by ₹5 by the Regional Transport Authority. Accordingly, passengers volition person to wage ₹30 for the archetypal 1.9 km.
For each further kilometre beyond 1.9 km, the fare has been accrued from ₹13 to ₹15. The archetypal 5 minutes of waiting clip volition proceed to beryllium free, arsenic earlier. After the escaped waiting period, a complaint of ₹5 volition beryllium levied for each 15 minutes oregon portion thereof. Luggage weighing up to 20 kg volition beryllium carried escaped of cost, portion luggage exceeding 20 kg volition pull a complaint of ₹5, with the maximum permissible value has been fixed astatine 50 kg, helium said.
Night fares volition proceed to beryllium charged astatine 50% supra the mean fare betwixt 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. Auto drivers person been instructed not to complaint passengers much than the prescribed rates, the Deputy Commissioner said.
Superintendent of Police Shobharani V.J., Regional Transport Officer Hemavathi, officials and representatives of car drivers’ associations were present.
