Twenty unions of autos and taxis have formed a Joint Action Committee, which has called for the indefinite strike.
The odd-even scheme faces a real test with reopening of offices, schools and other institutions after the extended weekend.
Cutting across party lines, chief ministers and others leaders urged the people to follow the self-imposed curfew from 7 am to 9 pm, noting that "social distancing" was key to breaking the chain of infection, as the number of coronavirus cases rose to 283 after 60 new cases were detected on Saturday, the highest so far in a day, and states like Maharashtra, Odisha and Bihar imposed partial lockdown till month end.
The Association, which claims to represent around 125,000 app-based taxis in the the Delhi-NCR, demands that fares be increased from existing Rs 6 per km to around Rs 20 per km.
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