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SME Times News Bureau | 22 Jun, 2010
The Delhi government Tuesday announced a steep hike in auto and taxi fares. For autos, commuters will now have to pay Rs.19 for the first two kilometres and Rs.6.50 for each subsequent kilometre.

The fare for black and yellow cabs has been hiked to Rs.20 for the first kilometre and Rs.11 for each subsequent kilometre. However, the fare of radio taxis has not been increased.

At present, autos charge Rs.10 for the first kilometre and Rs.4.50 for each subsequent kilometre.

"The government has asked auto unions to install GPS system, for which they would have to pay Rs.1,500 to the government. The GPS system has to be installed within a period of six months," Delhi Transport Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely said.

The notification regarding fare hike is likely to come Wednesday after which the new tariff will be implemented, he said.

Meanwhile, a union leader said Tuesday said that Autorickshaw fares were hiked with effect from Thursday in Mumbai and nearby Thane, with the possibility that taxi fares would also go up.

While the minimum fare has gone up from Rs.9 to Rs.11 for the first 1.6 kilometers, every subsequent kilometre would cost Rs.6.50, up from Rs.5 now, Bombay Autorickshaw and Taximen's Union president Sharad Rao said.

This would nearly offset the losses suffered by autorickshaw drivers on account of the hike in compressed natural gas (CNG) prices, Rao said, adding the new fares would help drivers earn around Rs.200 more a month.

The fare hike would affect 105,000 autorickshaws in Mumbai and another 35,000 in Thane district, said union general secretary Shashank Rao.

"However, this is an interim hike since we have demanded a minimum fare hike of Rs.15 at the base level. For this, a committee has been set up to examine the issue," Shashank told IANS.

Even as the auto fare hike was announced, taxi unions were engaged in talks with the authorities for a fare increase.

The fares were hiked after a flash strike by thousands of autorickshaw drivers hit Mumbai hard.