Mumbaikars can rejoice, at least for the time being, as the major taxi and auto rickshaw unions in Mumbai have decided that they will not go on any strike till October 31
Mumbaikars had a tough time during morning peak hours on Wednesday after autos went on a day-long strike
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Mumbaikars can rejoice, at least for the time being, as major taxi and auto rickshaw unions have decided not to go on any strike till October 31. In a meeting held yesterday chaired by state Transport minister Diwakar Raote, the operations of Uber and Ola were discussed and the union leaders have agreed to wait till the end of next month when the expert committee submits its report to the Centre.
A couple of days back, as per Delhi high court order, the Centre has formed a panel comprising the state transport commissioners (including state Transport Commissioner P Gedam) to study the intricacies of the Motor Vehicle Act and see where a section on mobile cab aggregators can be accommodated.
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The panel will submit its report to the Central government on October 31, after which further discussions will take place.
Policy decision
“These guidelines will detail the requirements for all kind of taxis – kaali peeli, tourist cabs, mobile aggregators and fleet cabs,” said a Transport department official who attended the meeting.
The auto and taxi unions, that were vocal and pretty aggressive in their stand against the online cab service providers, have agreed to this during the two-hour meeting at the Andheri RTO.
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The committee will also review the already proposed City Taxi Scheme wherein the government has put a cap on the number of taxis operated by the mobile aggregators at 4,000 vehicles. Surge pricing will be looked into and the safety systems like GPS tracking will likely be made mandatory for Uber and Ola if the guidelines of the panel are green-lighted. The panel will also suggest ways to get rid of the deficiencies in the existing black-and-yellow cabs.
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