Tamil Nadu Auto Fares Revised: Minimum Fare Set at ₹50

Coimbatore: The Tamil Nadu government has fixed new auto-rickshaw fares for Chennai and other parts of the State, with the minimum fare now set at ₹50, according to a notification published in the government gazette.

Under the revised fare structure, the minimum fare is ₹50 for the first 1.8 km, with an additional ₹25 charged for every subsequent kilometre. For hilly routes, the minimum fare is ₹60, with ₹30 charged for every additional kilometre.

Night fares between 10 pm and 5 am will be 1.5 times the regular fare, while waiting charges have been fixed at ₹1 per minute. An additional ₹30 would be charged for 30 minutes of waiting.

For a 10-km journey on a regular route, the fare would be ₹255, compared with ₹306 for the same distance on a hilly route. During night hours, the fares would increase to ₹382.50 and ₹459, respectively.

The notification, issued 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.