Tamil Nadu government revises auto-rickshaw fares in Chennai, other regions
Tamil Nadu government revises auto-rickshaw fares in Chennai, other regions left For travel between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., the night fare will be 1.5 times the regular fare. File B. Jothi Ramalingam B. Jothi Ramalingam JOTHI RAMALINGAM B CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU, 16/04/2026: Autorickshaw drivers stood in long queues at LPG filling stations across city amid an apparent shortage of fuel on Thursday.
Photo: B. Jothi Ramalingam / The Hindu According to a notification published in the government gazette, the minimum fare has been fixed at ₹50 for upto 1.8 km CHENNAI The Tamil Nadu government has revised the fare structure for autorickshaws operating in the Chennai Metropolitan Area and other regions of the State. T.N. govt to soon revise autorickshaw fares: Transport Minister T.N.
govt to soon revise autorickshaw fares: Transport Minister The Transport Minister says that a tripartite meeting with autorickshaw drivers, owners, and consumer protection bodies was held in July. Subsequently, a committee was formed for both fare revision and placing of meters in autorickshaws on August 5 T.N. govt to soon revise autorickshaw fares: Transport Minister storyline 1 According to a notification published in the government gazette, the minimum fare has been fixed at ₹50 for upto 1.8 km.
The additional fare will be ₹25 for every subsequent kilometre and the waiting charge has been fixed at ₹1 for every minute. For travel between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., the night fare will be 1.5 times the regular fare. For travel involving a ghat road, the fare will be 1.2 times the minimum fare, with a base fare of ₹60. An additional charge of ₹30 will apply for every kilometre travelled on a ghat road.
Revision of bus fares in Tamil Nadu: Madras High Court grants four more weeks for the government to take final call Revision of bus fares in Tamil Nadu: Madras High Court grants four more weeks for the government to take final call The fare was fixed last at the rate of ₹0.58 per km in 2018 when price of diesel was ₹67.50 per litre as against the current price of around ₹100 a litre Revision of bus fares in Tamil Nadu: Madras High Court grants four more weeks for the government to take final call storyline 1 The notification, issued by the government under Section 67 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, directs the State Transport Authority and the Regional Transport Authorities concerned to implement the revised fare structure.
