According to the prescribed rates, fare for Economy Radio Taxi is Rs12.50 per km, while it is Rs14 per km for non-AC black and yellow top taxi and Rs16 per km for AC black and yellow top taxi. Photo: BloombergNew Delhi: Transport ministry is setting up a high-level committee to look into various issues pertaining to taxi operators, including existing permits and surge pricing by app-based service providers like Ola and Uber. The 12-member panel will be headed by road transport and highways secretary Sanjya Mitra and will also address the issue of surge pricing by app-based aggregators and other taxi service providers. According to the prescribed rates, fare for Economy Radio Taxi is Rs.12.50 per km, while it is Rs.14 per km for non-AC black and yellow top taxi and Rs.16 per km for AC black and yellow top taxi. The notified fare of Radio Taxi cabs (distinguished by an LCD board on roof top displaying ‘Radio Taxi’) is Rs.23 per km.

Source: Mint August 28, 2016 16:07 UTC