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GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

 

ABSTRACT

 

Motor  Vehicles-Contract Carriages-Autorickshaws-enhancement of rates of fare for contract carriage autorickshaws-amendment to Notification under section 67(1)(i) of the Motor Vehicles Act,1983(Central Act 59 of 1988)-Issued.

 

HOME (TRANSPORT.VI) DEPARTMENT

 

G.O.MS.NO.48                                                                      Dated: 10.1.2007

                                                                        Read:

  1. G.O.Ms.No.2939, Home,dated  9/12/1981
  2. G.O.Ms.No.1129, Home,dated  11.5.1988
  3. G.O.Ms.No.1319, Home,dated  27.8.1991
  4. G.O.Ms.No.  101, Home,dated  20.1.1991
  5. G.O.Ms.No.1111, Home,dated  20.7.1993
  6. G.O.Ms.No.  976, Home,dated  30.6.1995
  7. G.O.Ms.No.1651, Home,dated  31/10/1995
  8. G.O.Ms.No.1679, Home,dated  5/11/1996

Read also:

            From the T.C.Chennai, D.O.Lr.No.G3/32149/04,

dated 8.11.2006,12.12.2006 and 29.12.2006

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ORDER:

 

            The fare for Contract Carriage autorickshaws was lastly revised  in the Government order 8th read above. Consequent to the Writ Petitions filed in High Court of Madras against the revision of fare, further revision  of fare could not be made subsequently. Now, cases filed in High Court of Madras against the Government, In the matter have been disposed of.  The Government have now decided to revise the fare for contract carriage autorickshaws keeping in view of the increases in fuel prices. Accordingly, the Government direct that the fare for Contract Carriage autorickshaw in Chennai Metropolitan area shall be Rs.6/- per kilometer.  The minimum fare shall be fixed at  Rs.14/- for the first two kilometers. The waiting charges shall be 40 paise for every five minutes.  The night charges from 10.00 p.m to 5.00 a.m. shall be day time fare plus 25 percent extra of the day time fare. The Government also direct that.

i.                    The meters of the contract carriage autorickshaws which are fitted

with electronic meter shall  be recalibrated according to the revised

fare structure within 45 days from the date of issue of notification of

fare revision.

ii.                  The Contract carriage autorickshaws which are fitted with

mechanical meter shall be recalibrated within 90 days from the date

of issue of notification of fare revision.

iii.                The Contract carriage autorickshaws which are fitted with old

            mechanical meter shall fix new electronic meters within six months

from the date of issue of notification of the fare revision and

 

iv.                 The revised  fare structure shall be either written or pasted on the

body of the autorickshaws visible to the traveling public.

 

2. The new  rates shall  apply to all Contract carriage autorickshaws

Chennai Metropolitan areas. In respect of contract carriage autorickshaws plying in Districts, the fares will be revised by the Regional Transport Authority i.e. District Collector concerned with due regard to the local conditions subject to the rates  prescribed in this Government order.

 

                        3.The meters of autorickshaws shall be recalibrated, Till they are re-calibrated, conversion table corresponding to the revised rates of fare with reference to the reading in the existing meters shall be followed.   The conversion table should be authenticated by Regional Transport Officers. One copy of the authenticated conversion table should be available in the vehicle itself.  The Regional Transport Officer should ensure that the fare is collected in accordance with the conversion table.

 

                        4.The following  Notication will be published in the TamilNadu Government Gazette Extra Ordinary, dated 26th January 2007.

 

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause(i) of sub-section (1)

of Section 67 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Central Act 59 of 1988) and in partial modification to the Home Department Notification No. II-2/HO/5295(V)/81, dated the 9th December 1981, published at pages 1 to 3 of Part II-Section 2 of the TamilNadu Government Gazette Extra Ordinary, dated the 10th December 1981 as subsequently amended, the Governor of TamilNadu hereby directs that:-

 

(1)               the State Transport Authority,TamilNadu to fix the following rates for

contract carriage autorickshaws plying within the Chennai Metropolitan

area, as specified below:-

 

    (i)         Minimum charge for                      :           Rupees fourteen only

                first two kilometers

 

   (ii)        For each additional                       ..          Rupees six only

               kilometer

 

  (iii)        Detention charge                           ..          Forty paise for every 5 minutes

 

   (iv)       For Night service between        ..  In addition to the above rate, an

               10.00 p.m. and 5.00 a.m.              additional charge of 25 per cent

                                                                            of the above rate:

 

(2)               the Regional Transport Authority, that is, the District Collector concerned to revise the fares of the contract carriage autorickshaws plying in the Districts  with due regard to the local conditions subject to the rates, if any, prescribed by the Government.   

 

 

 

                                                                                          S. MALATHI,

                                                                         SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT.