Indefinite strike by Auto drivers hit Jaipur Life after auto drivers refuse to run meter based auto in city after govt made meter based bill to be compulsory in city. They are demanding higher fares if they have to switch to meters. Around 160 auto were seized over the past two days and hundreds were issued challans for not running on meter by RTO in Jaipur. Service class people, School children and passengers at railway and bus stands were the worst hit.
Auto rickshaw Unions demand: Autorickshaw union demanded a hike of Rs 4 for the first km and thereafter an increase of Rs 1 per km on the existing fare list and went on an indefinite strike from Wednesday midnight. The state government, however, directed the union to charge according to the existing fare chart but the union is adamant over its demand to revise fares. Drivers’ Union leader Kuldeep Singh, said they are demanding a revised rate list but the government is not taking the issue seriously. At existing fares, autorickshaw drivers would not be able to make ends meet.
Existing fare: First 1 Km Fare: 11 Rs and then 6 Rs per KM.
Auto drivers demand: First 1 Km Fare: 15 Rs and then 8 Km.
The demand of auto drivers is more than even metro city like delhi, mumbai, kolkata and Bangalore.
Auto rickshaw Unions demand: Autorickshaw union demanded a hike of Rs 4 for the first km and thereafter an increase of Rs 1 per km on the existing fare list and went on an indefinite strike from Wednesday midnight. The state government, however, directed the union to charge according to the existing fare chart but the union is adamant over its demand to revise fares. Drivers’ Union leader Kuldeep Singh, said they are demanding a revised rate list but the government is not taking the issue seriously. At existing fares, autorickshaw drivers would not be able to make ends meet.
Existing fare: First 1 Km Fare: 11 Rs and then 6 Rs per KM.
Auto drivers demand: First 1 Km Fare: 15 Rs and then 8 Km.
The demand of auto drivers is more than even metro city like delhi, mumbai, kolkata and Bangalore.
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