# Tamil Nadu raises auto-rickshaw fares across state

> The Tamil Nadu government has revised auto-rickshaw fares in Chennai and other regions, with minimum fare now set at fifty rupees for up to one point eight kilometres.
- Title: Tamil Nadu raises auto-rickshaw fares across state · The Hindu
- Summary: The Tamil Nadu government has revised auto-rickshaw fares in Chennai and other regions, with minimum fare now set at fifty rupees for up to one point eight…
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- Source: The Hindu — https://thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tamil-nadu-government-revises-auto-rickshaw-fares-in-chennai-other-regions/article71633085.ece
- Author: The Hindu Bureau
- Published: 2026-10-28T03:55:31+00:00
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- Topics: tamil nadu, chennai, auto-rickshaw fares, transport, motor vehicles act, news, politics
## Tamil Nadu revises auto fares
The Tamil Nadu government has revised the fare structure for autorickshaws operating in the Chennai Metropolitan Area and other regions of the state.
## Minimum fare set at fifty rupees
According to a notification published in the government gazette, the minimum fare has been fixed at fifty rupees for up to one point eight kilometres.

> the minimum fare has been fixed at ₹50 for upto 1.8 km
## Additional charges for distance and waiting
The additional fare will be twenty five rupees for every subsequent kilometre and the waiting charge has been fixed at one rupee for every minute.
## Night and ghat road surcharges
For travel between ten pm and five am, the night fare will be one point five times the regular fare.

> For travel between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., the night fare will be 1.5 times the regular fare.
## Implementation under Motor Vehicles Act
The notification, issued under Section sixty seven of the Motor Vehicles Act, nineteen eighty eight, directs the State Transport Authority and Regional Transport Authorities to implement the revised fare structure.
## Key takeaway

Tamil Nadu revised auto-rickshaw fares across Chennai and other regions, setting a minimum of fifty rupees for up to one point eight kilometres and introducing night and ghat road surcharges.