Enhancement of Rates of Fare for Contract Carriage Auto Rickshaws Plying in Chennai Metropolitan Area under Motor Vehicles Act
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Home (Transport-III) Department, issued G.O. Ms. No. 611 on 25th August 2013, directing the State Transport Authority, Tamil Nadu, to fix fares for contract carriage auto rickshaws operating within the Chennai Metropolitan area. The notification supersedes specified Home Department notifications from 1981 and 2007, including subsequent amendments to the 1981 notification.
What the notification does
G.O. Ms. No. 611, issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu, Home (Transport-III) Department, on 25th August 2013, directs the State Transport Authority, Tamil Nadu, to fix specified auto rickshaw fares. The Governor of Tamil Nadu issued the direction using powers under clause (i) of sub-section (1) of Section 67 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
Who is affected
The fare direction applies to contract carriage auto rickshaws plying within the Chennai Metropolitan area. It is relevant to passengers using these auto rickshaws, operators charging fares and the State Transport Authority responsible for fixing the rates.
The notification does not set fares for auto rickshaws outside the Chennai Metropolitan area.
Fare provisions
G.O. Ms. No. 611 specifies the following fare structure:
- The minimum charge for the first 1.8 kilometres is Rs. 25.
- The charge for each additional kilometre is Rs. 12.
- The detention charge is Rs. 3.50 for every five minutes.
- Night service applies between 11.00 p.m. and 5.00 a.m.
- During night service hours, an additional charge equal to 50 percent of the total fare calculated at the stated rates may be added.
Earlier notifications superseded
G.O. Ms. No. 611 supersedes Home Department Notification No. II-2/HO/5295(V)/81, dated 9th December 1981, as subsequently amended. It also supersedes Home Department Notification No. II(2)/HO/51(a)/2007, dated 10th January 2007.
The replaced notifications were published in Part II, Section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary.
Relevance to land and property
The Home (Transport-III) Department notification concerns auto rickshaw fares within the Chennai Metropolitan area. It does not contain provisions governing land, property ownership, development, planning or land use.
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Common questions
What was the minimum auto rickshaw fare fixed for Chennai?
The minimum charge was Rs. 25 for the first 1.8 kilometres.
What was the fare for travel beyond the first 1.8 kilometres?
The charge was Rs. 12 for each additional kilometre.
When did the night service charge apply?
It applied between 11.00 p.m. and 5.00 a.m. An additional 50 percent of the total fare calculated at the stated rates could be charged.
Does this notification affect my land or property in Chennai?
No land or property provision appears in the notification. It deals only with fares for contract carriage auto rickshaws plying within the Chennai Metropolitan area.
