New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- The Tamil Nadu government, led by Chief Minister Vijay, hiked auto-rickshaw fares after a 13-year hiatus. The revised rates were notified in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on Tuesday, October 28, under Section 67 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

The fare structure was revised for contract carriage autorickshaws operating in the Chennai Metropolitan Area and other regions of the state, news agency ANI reported.

The state government recently issued an order fixing the minimum fare at Rs.50 for the first 1.8 km and Rs.25 for every subsequent kilometre, news agency ANI reported, citing the notification issued by the Home Department (Transport-I) under Government Order Manuscript series (G.O. Ms.) No. 366 dated Octob...