In the wake of the Aam Aadmi Party government’s directive against surge-pricing, taxi aggregator Uber has informed the Transport Department that it is willing to cap its fares at rates fixed by it.
In a letter addressed to the Transport Commissioner, Uber said that fare charged per kilometre on its platform within Delhi will not exceed the government-prescribed fare in the Capital.
“With prejudice to all our rights and contentions, we would like to humbly submit that the fare charged per kilometre on the Uber platform within Delhi will not exceed the government-prescribed fare applicable in Delhi,” Gagan Bhatia, company’s General Manager (North-Uber India), said. Last month, app-based taxi operators, including the US-based taxi aggregator, came under attack from Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over surge-pricing during the second phase of the odd-even scheme.
According to prescribed rates, fares for all types of taxi services are Rs. 12.50 per km for Economy Radio Taxis, and Rs. 14 per km and Rs. 16 per km for non-AC and AC Black and Yellow Top taxis, respectively, will be charged.
The notified fare of Radio Taxi cabs is Rs. 23 per km. Additional night charges (25 per cent of the fare) are applicable between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.
