Bhaskar's Reality Check on Rickshaw Meters in 8 Areas of the City: Rickshaw Minimum Fare Increased, But Meters Stopped Drivers, Meters Don't Work Here

The minimum fare of the rickshaw is Rs. There has been an increase of 5. However, Bhaskar's reality check revealed that the rickshaw drivers stopped seating passengers from the meters and started charging fares arbitrarily. There are more than 1 lakh rickshaw pullers in the city, out of which 50,000 rickshaws have digital meters. Calibration of meters is required to update the new rates, but since there are only 3 agencies, the certification of the Calibration and Weights Department may take a month. As a result, rickshaw drivers have started charging high fares arbitrarily. Since calibration is not possible without official notification, the government should have prepared in advance by giving a grace period. It is a legal offence under the Motor Vehicles Act to charge exorbitant fares without a certificate from the Metrology Department or on closed meters. On the other hand, 15 companies sell meters, but due to non-availability of spare parts, the damaged meters cannot be started. The Weighing Officer could not be contacted in this regard. Bilal Parmar, president of the city-district rickshaw drivers' association, said that it takes 10 minutes for calibration and Rs. From Rs. 400 to Rs. 500 is charged. The department should issue a fare calculation sheet to avoid looting passengers. The fare for 1 km in a rickshaw is Rs 25, then Rs 4 for 200 meters According to the city-district rickshaw drivers' association, the fare is Rs 25 for 1 km, then Rs 4 for every 200 meters i.e. Rs 20 per km. If there is a distance of 6 km, then the fare will be Rs 125 as per the new rate. If someone charges Rs 150 to Rs 200 without a meter, then it is a charge that the rickshaw driver wants. More than 12 rickshaws stopped, asked for a higher fare The rickshaw driver coming from Ajwa Road was stopped to go towards Sardar Estate. Saying that he would pay the driver from the meter, he killed the rickshaw by telling which rickshaw meter in the whole city was charging from the meter. I won't take it by the meter The driver said that the minimum fare has been increased, but the improvement has not been made in the meter, so I will not take it from the meter. The rickshaw driver told him to hire a higher fare saying that the meter was not running The rickshaw driver had demanded a higher fare to go to Mandvi via the station from Karelibaug area. When asked about the meter, he said the meter was not working. If they wanted to come in high fares, they were ready to sit the passengers. The fare was offered by the rickshaw drivers. No net to be taken by meter The rickshaw driver was asked to go to the railway station from the airport circle. So the rickshaw driver demanded Rs 100 and refused to go by the meter. The rickshaw driver said no one would take it from the meter. Not a meter in one, closed in the other The rickshaw driver had asked for Rs 60 to go to the station from Khanderao Market. When asked about the meter, he said, "The meter is off. You can't go with a meter. Another rickshaw driver also quoted a high price of Rs 50. There was no meter in his rickshaw. The fare will be charged according to the new rate, the meter is yet to be set The rickshaw driver was stopped on Rajmahal Road to reach the railway station. The rickshaw had a digital meter. So before getting into the rickshaw, you asked me if I would go by the meter to reach the railway station. However, the rickshaw driver said that the meter had to be set up, so it was closed. He said he would take the fare as per the new rate. Meter not running, give ₹250 Asking a rickshaw driver near Kalali Khiskoli Circle to go to Amitnagar by meter, he said the meter was not working. Pay the rent of Rs. 250. The other 3 rickshaw drivers also demanded a higher fare. The meter doesn't work here He demanded Rs 100 to go to Fatehganj Circle from Khodiyar Nagar crossroads. When I asked him to go with the meter, the meter doesn't work here. No one will take it away. He said he had to go directly.