Summary:
Since June 2017, the time Transport department opened up permits for buying autos and taxis on road, the number of autos has increased to 2.06 lakh, which was 1.30 lakh earlier. Regional Transport Office (RTO) officials agree that the auto drivers without hesitation, refuse fares and push off. "Initially not many were coming forward to apply for permits for the black and yellow cabs. This is apparently a major reason why auto drivers, without hesitating, continue to refuse fares. Now that reforms are being made with BEST going for more and better buses plus Metro rail lines coming in; this could put pressure on auto drivers..