Auto fares in Telangana go up: minimum is ₹30, ₹14 for every extra km and 1.5 times between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.
The Telangana government has officially revised autorickshaw fares, increasing the minimum charge to ₹30 and the per-kilometer rate to ₹14. The new order also mandates a 1.5x surcharge for night travel and provides a three-month window for drivers to recalibrate their digital meters.
Why it matters
This policy change directly impacts the daily cost of living and transportation affordability for commuters in Telangana, while also affecting the operational costs of ride-hailing platforms.
Telangana government has issued orders revising the charges for traveling in autos . The minimum fare for 1.6 km has been fixed at ₹30 and for each subsequent kilometre, it is ₹14.
The fares for hiring the vehicles between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. will be one-and-half times the normal rate, according to a government order issued on Friday.
The minimum basic fare until now was ₹20 and ₹11 for every extra kilometre.
It also details the charges for extra luggage, directions to affix digital metres, time to set up the meters and other details. At the launch of Hyderabad Metro-Telangana RTC common pass launch in Hyderabad, Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar announced that the G.O. is released.
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