When DMK flexed its muscle during Indira Gandhi’s visit to Tamil Nadu in 1977
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The Tamil Nadu government has updated the fare structure for auto-rickshaw operators across the Chennai Metropolitan Area and other regions. A government gazette notification outlines the revised pricing, effective immediately.
For trips up to 1.8 kilometers, the minimum fare has been set at ₹50. Each additional kilometer beyond that adds ₹25 to the fare. Waiting charges are charged at ₹1 per minute.
Between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., when night travel typically occurs, the regular fare is multiplied by 1.5. This applies to all trips regardless of distance.
Routes that pass through ghat roads, which are narrow and steep, are subject to a different multiplier. The base fare for these routes is ₹60, and this is then increased by 1.2 times that base fare, with an additional charge of ₹30 for each kilometer traveled on a ghat road.
The revisions were mandated by the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Section 67. The State Transport Authority and Regional Transport Authorities throughout Tamil Nadu are instructed to enforce the new fare schedule.
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