New Delhi: People may have to shell out more to travel by autos and taxis as the government may allow increase in the fares in the wake of rise in price of CNG, auto union leaders said after a meeting with the transport minister on Wednesday.
"The government is all set to accept the proposal for a fare hike as they have informed that the compressed natural gas (CNG) prices will not be reduced. Delhi Transport Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely said he would look into our demand for a hike," M.S. Mansuri, president, Rashtriya Rajdhani Shetra Tipahiya Chaalak Union told IANS.
According to the auto rickshaw and taxi union, at present autos charge Rs 19 for the first two kilometres. "We need it to be increased to Rs 29 as the price of CNG has risen from Rs 25/ kg to Rs 38.35 per kilo," Mansuri said.
"The transport minister has said that a formal announcement will be made within 15 days regarding the fare hike, but the transport minister and other officials are firm that they cannot lower the CNG prices," said Rajendra Soni, President, Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh.
The taxi and auto unions have withdrawn their proposed strike on Aug 3 as of now, but said they will go for it if the government does not increase the fares within 15 days.
Apart from this, the auto rickshaw unions also claimed that even three months after the Supreme Court order directing the Delhi transport department to issue 45,000 permits to run new auto-rickshaws in the city, the Delhi government has not done so.
The Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) had hiked CNG prices by Rs 1.75 a kg from Jan 1, 2012; by Rs 1.90 a kg from March 6, 2012; and again by Rs 2.90 per kg from July 6, 2012.
"The government is all set to accept the proposal for a fare hike as they have informed that the compressed natural gas (CNG) prices will not be reduced. Delhi Transport Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely said he would look into our demand for a hike," M.S. Mansuri, president, Rashtriya Rajdhani Shetra Tipahiya Chaalak Union told IANS.
According to the auto rickshaw and taxi union, at present autos charge Rs 19 for the first two kilometres. "We need it to be increased to Rs 29 as the price of CNG has risen from Rs 25/ kg to Rs 38.35 per kilo," Mansuri said.
"The transport minister has said that a formal announcement will be made within 15 days regarding the fare hike, but the transport minister and other officials are firm that they cannot lower the CNG prices," said Rajendra Soni, President, Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh.
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The taxi and auto unions have withdrawn their proposed strike on Aug 3 as of now, but said they will go for it if the government does not increase the fares within 15 days.
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Apart from this, the auto rickshaw unions also claimed that even three months after the Supreme Court order directing the Delhi transport department to issue 45,000 permits to run new auto-rickshaws in the city, the Delhi government has not done so.
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The Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) had hiked CNG prices by Rs 1.75 a kg from Jan 1, 2012; by Rs 1.90 a kg from March 6, 2012; and again by Rs 2.90 per kg from July 6, 2012.
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