New Delhi: Autos plying in Noida, Ghaziabad, Sonipat, Gurgaon and Faridabad will not be allowed to enter the national capital in absence of GPS and electronic fare meter, the Delhi Government today said.
Notifying the NCR permit conditions for autorickshaws plying in NCR, it said permits will be issued only to 2,750 autos of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh each, which will allow them to ply on Delhi roads.
Women applicants will be given priority while issuing permits in each category. The autos without GPS/GPRS and electronic fare meter, certified by DIMTS, will not be allowed to ply in Delhi, it said.
According to the notification, different colour-codes have been set up for autorickshaws of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. “The autorickshaws allowed for Uttar Pradesh should have three inch organge coloured strip horizontally in the centre of green colour. The phrase ‘NCR auto for Uttar Pradesh' in white colour will have to be indicated inside the strip,” it said.
Besides, it also said that autorickshaws of Haryana should have three inch purple coloured strip horizontally in the centre of green colour.
Similarly, the phrase ‘NCR auto for Haryana' in white colour will have to be indicated inside the strip.
Transport Department officials have also made it clear that illuminated LCD display board will have to be installed on top of the autorickshaws clearly indicating that these auto-rickshaws are having NCR permits with the name of state.
“The driver running NCR autos will charge fare from the passengers as approved by the government as specified from time-to-time and a copy of fare table to be supplied b the Permit Issuing Authority, will be exhibited in the vehicles behind driver seat,” it said.
Government also said that the drivers running NCR autos will not refuse to ply to any place within of Delhi and NCR area allowed under the permit.
