The deadline for Mumbai’s taxi and autorickshaws to recalibrate their meters to reflect the new fares ended on Sunday, January 15.
By the end of this, reports revealed that at least 35 per cent taxis and autorickshaws registered with different regional transport offices (RTOs) are yet to get the job done.
According to the state Transport Department, the meters of 15,595 of the 41,420 taxis in the city are yet to be recalibrated.
Those taxi and autorickshaw operators who have not got their meters recalibrated will not be able to charge the revised fares and will have to charge only by the meter. In addition to this, they also face a fine of INR 50 a day for the delay in calibration, the state transport department added.
The union said fewer than 30,000 taxis are operational. Similarly, of the total 1,38,377 autos registered with the Mumbai Eastern and Western RTOs, the meters of 87,777 were recalibrated till Friday, January 14.
Taxis, autos registered with RTO
Taxi registered with Mumbai Central RTO- 26738
Meter recalibration process completed -18259
Taxi registered with Mumbai Western RTO- 6418
Meter recalibration process completed -3400
Taxi registered with Mumbai Eastern RTO -8264
Meter recalibration process completed -4166
Auto registered with Mumbai Western RTO- 56009
Meter recalibration process completed -41088
Auto registered with Mumbai Eastern RTO- 82368
Meter recalibration process completed -46689
For those unversed, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Transport Authority (MMRTA) gave operators time till November 30 to get their meters recalibrated. When almost 60 per cent of operators failed to do so by the deadline, the MMRTA extended it to January 15, 2023.
From October 1 last year, the minimum taxi fare was revised to INR 28 from INR 25 while the minimum auto fare was revised to INR 23 from INR 21.
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