GOVERNMENT OF KERALA
Transport (B)
Department
NOTIFICATION
G.
O. (P) No. 77/20 12frran. Dated,
Thiruvananthapuram, 30th November, 2012.
S. R. O. No. 830/2012.- WHEREAS, representations have been received byGovernment that the
existing rates of hire charges of Autorickshaws and Taxis should be revised;
AND WHEREAS, the Government are satisfied that the conditions
have changed since the issuance of directions in Notification issued under G.
O. (P) No. 2/20111Tran. dated the 14th January, 2011 published as S. R. O. No.
3312011 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No. 76 dated the 14th January, 2011, and that it is necessary
to modify the directions issued to the State Transport Authority and the
Regional Transport Authorities in respect of the hire charges of Autorickshaws
and Taxis in the said notification;
Now, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause
(i) of sub-section (1) of section 67 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Central
Act 59 of 1988) and in supersession of the direction in notification issued
under G. O. (P) No. 2/2011Tran. dated the 14th January, 2011 published as S. R.
O. No. 33/2011 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No. 76 dated the 14th
January,2011, the Government of Kerala hereby issue the following directions to
the State Transport Authority and the Regional Transport Authorities in the
State as follows:-
DIRECTIONS
The State Transport Authority or the Regional Transport
Authorities, as the
case may be, shall refix the fares of contract carriages
specified in column (1) of the Schedule below, at the rates shown in the
corresponding entries under column (2) thereof, namely:-
SCHEDULE
Category of Contract Carriages Rate
of hire charges
Hire Charges
(1) (2)
1. Autorickshaws Minimum hire charges will be Rs 15.00
for a distance upto 1.25 Kilometer.
beyond the minimum the rate
will
be Rs 8.00 per
kilometer and Rs 2.00
for every 250 meter of part thereof.
2. Motor Cabs (including tourist 1.Rs 9.00 per kilometer for motor
motor
cabs and ordinary Motor cabs (both petrol and diesel)
Cabs) with a seating capacity of subject to a minimum of Rs
100.00
not more than seven persons for a
distance upto 5 kilometers
including
the driver 2.In the case of Air
conditioned
Motor Cabs 10 % of the hire
charges may be charged
additionally,
amount below one rupee shall be rounded off to the nearest one
rupee
In the case of Auto rickshaws,
an additional charge at the rate of 50% of
the above rate of hire charges may be levied for journeys performed between 10
p. m. and 5 a. m. During
day time, between 5 a. m. and 10 p. m., an additional charge at the rate of 50%
of the charges shown in the meter in excess of the minimum charge can be levied
when onward journey alone is performed and the metered charges when return journey is also performed except
in Corporation areas of Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kochi, Thrissur
and Kozhikode and in the major towns of Kannur, Palakkad, and
Kottayam, where only the metered charges can be levied.
SCHEDULE
(1)
(2)
Category of
Contract Carriages Rate
of hire charges
Detention Charges
1. Auto
rickshaws Rs 10.00 for every 15minutes or part thereof,
subject to a maximum of~ 250 per day.
2. Motor
Cabs (including tourist Rs 50 per
hour subject to a maximum of
Motor Cabs
and ordinary Motor Rs.500 per day.
Cabs)
The State
Transport Authority or the Regional Transport Authorities as thecase may be,
shall issue authenticated printed cards to the permit holders showing progression
of charges beyond the standard charges leviable and the same shall be displayed
in the contract carriages for convincing the passengersthe prevailing rates.
This
notification shall come into force at once.
By order of the Governor,
ELIAS
GEORGE,
Additional
Chief Secretary to Government
Explanatory Note
(This does
not form part of the notification, but is intended to indicate its
general
purport.)
Representations were received by Government from the leaders
of Trade Unions connected with Auto rickshaws and Motor Cabs, requesting for
revision of hire charges fixed in 2011 as per G. O. (P) No. 2/20ll/Tran. dated
the 14th January, 2011 published as S.R.O. No. 33/2011 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary
No. 76 dated the 14th January, 2011. Having regard to the conditions stipulated
in sub-section (1) of section 67 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Central Act
59 of 1988) and the hike in price of Petrol and Diesel and all other allied
factors that cause the increase in the operating cost and the interim report
submitted by the Justice Ramachandran Committee constituted as per G. O. (Ms.)
No. 6112010/Tran. dated 19-8-2010, Government have decided to allow increase in
the hire charges of Auto rickshaws and Motor Cabs.
The notification is intended to achieve the above object.
