Summary:
Under the revised rates, riders will have to pay a base fare of Rs 25 for 1.5 km against the existing rate of Rs 25 for initial 2 km of the ride. Rs 9.5 will be charged for every additional kilometre after the initial 1.5 km against the existing rate of Rs 8 km per kilometre, which is a hike of around 18.75 per cent. The government has increased the waiting charge and the 15-minute minimum waiting period charge has also been scrapped. Auto drivers will now charge Rs 0.75 per minute as the waiting fee as against the earlier norm of at least 15 minutes wait to levy the charge. The waiting charge will be levied if the vehicle is stationary or stuck in traffic or moving extremely slow (less than a kilometre covered in 10 minutes)..