Uber has announced increase in fares across all its services that includes, uberBlack, uberX and its cheapest uberGO across India. This price hike is due to service tax implemented by Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley in the recent Union Budget for web based software application and a communication device allowing customer to connect with persons providing service of a particular kind under the brand name or trade name. Service tax will be levied on the total fare and not just the commission being earned by the aggregators for every ride, he had said in the budget.
Regarding the price hike and service tax, Uber said:
In the Union Budget 2015-2016 presented by Honbl. Finance Minister, Mr. Arun Jaitley, an amendment was made to Service Tax rules. This change requires Uber – as an aggregator, on behalf of driver-partners – to collect and remit service tax on fares for all rides on the platform.
Accordingly, our fare structure has been revised to cover service tax applicable. Tax collected will be transferred to the Government of India. The fares you see in-app, on our website and on your ride receipts will be all-inclusive, as always. If you’d like an invoice with a tax breakdown, please download it by following the link in your ride receipt or visit riders.uber.com and login with your Uber credentials.
Uber slashed fares up to 40% in India back in February to compete with others in a growing market. Even after hike, Uber still remains a tough competitor to OLA, TaxiForSure, Meru and others. It recently launched UberAUTO service in Delhi. New rates are applicable from today, April 21, 2015. Check out the new rate chart across different cities below.
| UberGo | Ahmedabad (Rs.) | Bangalore (Rs.) | Chandigarh (Rs.) | Chennai (Rs.) | Hyderabad (Rs.) |
| Base Fare | 20 | 35 | 25 | 40 | 25 |
| Per Kilometre | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 |
| Per Minute | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.95 |
| Minimum Fare | 40 | 50 | 40 | 80 | 50 |
| UberGo | Jaipur (Rs.) | Kolkata (Rs.) | Mumbai (Rs.) | New Delhi (Rs.) | Pune (Rs.) |
| Base Fare | 22 | 30 | 45 | 40 | 35 |
| Per Kilometre | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Per Minute | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Minimum Fare | 35 | 45 | 60 | 60 | 50 |
| UberX | Ahmedabad (Rs.) | Bangalore (Rs.) | Chandigarh (Rs.) | Chennai (Rs.) | Hyderabad (Rs.) |
| Base Fare | 30 | 40 | 33 | 40 | 45 |
| Per KM | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| Per Min | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Min Fare | 50 | 75 | 50 | 80 | 80 |
| UberX | Jaipur (Rs.) | Kochi (Rs.) | Kolkata (Rs.) | Mumbai (Rs.) | New Delhi (Rs.) | Pune (Rs.) |
| Base Fare | 25 | 35 | 40 | 70 | 55 | 35 |
| Per KM | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Per Min | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Min Fare | 40 | 50 | 80 | 100 | 80 | 50 |
| uberBLACK | Bangalore (Rs.) | Chennai (Rs.) | Mumbai (Rs.) | New Delhi (Rs.) | Pune (Rs.) |
| Base Fare | 60 | 100 | 100 | 85 | 105 |
| Per Kilometre | 13 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 15 |
| Per Minute | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2 |
| Minimum Fare | 120 | 150 | 150 | 125 | 150 |