24 September,2022 07:10 AM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
Taxis parked at Mahalaxmi, south Mumbai, in 2021. Pic/Ashish Raje
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Taxi and auto unions said on Friday they were withdrawing the call for strike after the government assured them of a fare hike. The unions have demanded the minimum fare for taxis be raised by Rs 3 to Rs 28 and for autos by Rs 2 to Rs 23.
A meeting of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Transport Authority (MMRTA) to endorse the decision has been scheduled on Monday.
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Speaking to mid-day on Friday, Mumbai Taximen's Union President Anthony Quadros said, "At a meeting with the government today, they agreed to a fare hike of Rs 3 for taxis and Rs 2 for autos from October 1. A formal meeting will be held on Monday to endorse this."
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Taxi and auto unions had called an indefinite strike from September 15, but had called it off after a meeting with the Maharashtra Industries Minister Uday Samant. However, when the government did not take any decision even 10 days after the meeting, the unions had threatened to go on an indefinite strike from
September 26.
The taxi and auto trade unions had sought a fare rise because of a series of hikes in the rates of CNG over the past two years.
