App-based cab provider Ola (OLA) has also announced an increase in fares in many cities of the country. Information has been given in the e-mail sent by the company to its partner drivers in Hyderabad.
Information has been given in the e-mail to increase the fare of mini and prime cab services running in Hyderabad by up to 16 percent.
New Delhi. The effect of the huge increase in the prices of petrol, diesel and CNG is now visible in the form of expensive fares. The general public, already suffering from inflation, will now have to bear the burden of expensive rent. At present, app-based taxi service companies have announced an increase in fares. But soon the fares of autos and buses may also see an increase.
App-based cab provider Ola (OLA) has also announced an increase in fares in many cities of the country. Information has been given in the e-mail sent by the company to its partner drivers in Hyderabad. Information has been given in the e-mail to increase the fare of mini and prime cab services running in Hyderabad by up to 16 percent.
Informed of e-mail to partner drivers
However, the information about the fare increase has not been made public by Ola, nor has it been told in which city the fare has been increased. But from the e-mails sent to the partner drivers of Hyderabad, it is being estimated that the fare has been increased in other big cities of the country as well.
Uber has already increased fares
Earlier, its rival company Uber has also increased fares by 12-15 percent in various cities of the country. Cab drivers of Ola and Uber have been demanding a hike in fares for a long time as their savings were getting hit badly due to the steep rise in the prices of petrol and CNG.
The price of petrol has increased beyond Rs 100 per liter, while in many big cities of the country, the price of CNG has also increased by about Rs 15 per kg within 15 days.
