Auto drivers demand immediate fare revision

Auto drivers are unhappy with the State Government’s delay in announcing revised fares even as fuel prices continue to rise. The Auto Drivers’ Union affiliated to CITU on Tuesday announced that it wil

Auto drivers are unhappy with the State Government’s delay in announcing revised fares even as fuel prices continue to rise. The Auto Drivers’ Union affiliated to CITU on Tuesday announced that it will stage a protest on November 9 if the authorities continue to delay announcing the fare revision.

C.N. Sreenivas, general secretary of the union, demanded that the State Government revise fares at the earliest as auto drivers are reeling under the steep rise in LPG rates. The price of LPG jumped from ₹58 to ₹66 per litre on November 1, he said.

“Where will we go if the State Government increases LPG by ₹8 per litre? It is becoming extremely difficult to run autos with such a price hike. Fuel prices increase every month but auto fares have not been revised for years,” said an autorickshaw driver.