Kolkata: Automatic routes in all cities have raised at least rs 2 per stages, although gas prices have not been revised since October.
The price of automatic gas, which was revised on October 1, stood at Rs 58.21 per liter.
But the operator automatically claims that the loss of income because less demands for passengers because the mode of work-from-home and reopening of a limited school has forced them to raise tariffs.
In the past few days, Auto has brought parity with bus rates as far as concerned.
In the intra-city route, the entry costs are increased from Rs 8 to RS 10 (unofficial by the bus operator), following the increase in diesel prices in a row.
“There has been a tradition that if the bus rates rise, automatic rates also jump.
Over the past few months, the automatic costs are less than bus rates.
So, we also bring automatic rates to the same level,” said Mohammed Dilshad, a member of the Auto Behala route committee.
Most of the other car routes have quoted prices and inflation of spiral gas, with any route collecting anything between RS 2-RS 7 again at each stage.
LPG gas prices have jumped at 78.5% since the latest rates were officially revised, union leaders said.
“When the tariff is carried out in 2018 on our route, a liter of automatic LPG gas, RS 28, but the price since Rs 58 per liter.” Including oil costs, the driver of the car raises around Rs 70 per liter, “said a union leader on the route Belowaghata-Low The journey from Esplanade to Lohapool has increased from RS 18-Rs 20 to RS 23-RS 25.
The route Burrabazar-Saturah is now burdening RS 15 from RS 13 before.
Rates to bring goods also increase substantially.
Passengers – most of them are still shaken in Under the financial impact of the pandemic – states that even after the increase, the tariff is not fixed.
Because the tariff is revised without union sanctions centrally, there is fluctuation and fate while playing.
Night rates are always le Bih high from the portion of the morning.
“I paid Rs 15 while traveling to Seaclah.
While returning at night, I have to issue Rs 17 from the same seat,” said Ranajoy partner from King Rajendra Lal Mitra Lane.
Likewise, passengers traveling to Burrabazar from Seordah were issued by Rs 15.
But while returning again, they had to pay Rs 20.
For those who traveled from Behala Chowrasta to the Behala Police Station with the cost of 2 km of Rs 11.
During the day, drivers Automatically imposes RS 13-RS 14.
The Salt Lake Karunamotee which is popular to the route Ultakanga is currently filling in Rs 20.
The official rate of the previous RS 16.
“We are relieved because the post-lockdown phase sees them filling the hospital.
30,” said Alok Banerjee , residents of Salt Lake.
The Ultangga Airport route collects Rs 30 per passenger.
“This route does not increase current rates.
But they have maintained their post-lockdown rates not like other routes,” said an ordinary passenger.
Among the routes against who the complaint came was Jadavpur-Tatala, TATATALA-THAKURPURAH, Ultanga-Karunamoyee and the route Ganesh Talkies-Phoolbagan.
SUBHAJIT SENGINCTA, a commuter, to Twitter to share his anxiety.
“You tell us that Auto will operate at a long cost.
But they don’t follow your instructions.
For example, the Thakur Thakur thanks automatic drivers demand additional rates as random as to Rs 10 even when carrying 4 paxes,” he wrote.