Bus, taxi, auto fares to rise by 18% in J&K
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Arif Rashid
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- 30 Apr 2026
Srinagar, Apr 29: The Jammu and Kashmir government has approved an 18 per cent increase in fares for various categories of commercial passenger vehicles across the Union Territory.
According to an official notification issued by the Transport Department, Dr Piyusha Singla, Secretary to the Government, Transport Department, has directed the Transport Commissioner, J&K, to fix the revised maximum chargeable fares for different categories of vehicles. These include stage carriage buses, taxis, maxi cabs, and auto-rickshaws.
As per the order, the revised fare structure will be applicable in addition to the rates notified earlier under SRO-97 dated March 19, 2021. The earlier notification covered a wide range of vehicles, including big and mini buses, contract carriage taxis such as Sumo, Bolero, and Tempo Traveller, as well as medium and premium tourist vehicles like Scorpio, Xylo, Innova, and Fortuner.
The notification further said that auto-rickshaws and Tata Magic vehicles operating as stage carriages will also see an 18 per cent fare increase under the revised structure.
In a separate provision, the government has introduced a fare structure for electric vehicles. Under the new rates, e-rickshaws will charge ₹15 per kilometre, while e-autos will charge ₹25 for the first kilometre and ₹20 for each additional kilometre.
The order has been issued under Section 67 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, partially modifying the earlier notification. It will come into effect as per directions issued by the competent authority.
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