Government decides to sanction permits for 20,000 auto-rickshaws to ply within Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation limit
There will be more autorickshaws on the roads of the State capital shortly. The gvernment has decided to sanction permits for 20,000 auto-rickshaws to ply within Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation limits. These new autos to be permitted will have to be necessarily run on LPG or CNG.
It was only in November last the government had relaxed the ban on allowing new auto registrations and allowed 3,500 auto-rickshaw permits. Currently, there are over 77,000 autos being operated in GHMC limits. The process of registering new vehicles would be completed within four months.
Heavy demand
The latest decision is based on the heavy demand for sanction of new autos in the city and also to improve public transport sources. This, officials feel, would curtail the prevalent practice among auto drivers to demand excess fares, overloading and illegal trading.
Of these new sanctions, 13,000 would be under open category, 4,000 reserved for BCs, 2,000 for SCs and STs and 1,000 for minorities.
Keywords: autos, city roads, sanction permits
What is the use of these large numbers of Autorikshaws for the
passengers ? Not even one autowala is disciplined. When we arrive at
stations like Nampally or Secunderabad etc many autowalas approach
us humbly" Kaha Jana saab"> ? My experience is that they will quote
a very high amount. Then we have to bargain and come to settle at
some rate. For a distance of 5 kms they start from Rs 100 or Rs 90
and after lot of bargaining the passenger become so desperate and
agrees for Rs 65 or Rs 60 Is there a need for such bargain if rules
are followed ?
Will the government look into this pitiable condition of the
passengers ? If we cannot implement a rule for the good of the
public, can we say we have a people's government ?
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