A section of auto rickshaw and taxi unions, however, did not participate in the strike. Delhi Transport Minister Ramakant Goswami claimed that the strike did not have any impact.
"The strike did not have any impact and commuters did not face any difficulty," he said. But commuters had different story to tell.
"I reached office almost an hour late as most of the buses were crowded and I did not get an auto for almost 45 minutes at the Bhogal bus stop," said a resident of Bhogal who works in a private company in Connaught Place.
The auto unions, which participated in the strike, opposed government's directive to install global positioning systems in their vehicles due to "high cost" of the equipment.
At a meeting with representatives of prominent unions yesterday, Goswami had promised to take a decision on hiking the fares for auto and taxi within 15 days.
In view of the strike, Delhi Transport Corporation had deployed more number of buses across the city to ensure that commuters do not face any difficulties.
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"Around 5,000 buses were deployed today as against around 4,000 on any normal day," said a DTC official.
After the meeting with Goswami, a number of unions had decided not to participate in the strike.
Opposing government's directive for mandatory installation of GPS, the auto unions had told the Minister that they will not be able to install the device selected by the Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System Ltd which would cost Rs 13,500 each.
The Delhi High Court had last month rejected the plea by the auto rickshaw unions opposing the city government's notification for installation of GPS in the three wheelers.
The court had rejected the auto drivers' argument that the government's decision is "discriminatory and arbitrary" and had said "installation of GPS would create a proof/evidence of the route taken by the auto rickshaw drivers."