Round 40 girls bike taxi drivers from Bengaluru petitioned Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy on Wednesday urging the state authorities to rethink its ban on bike taxi companies.
The petition comes after the Karnataka Excessive Court docket’s April 2 directive ordering all bike taxi operations to stop by mid-Could owing to the absence of regulatory pointers below part 93 of the Motor Autos Act 1988. The courtroom additionally acknowledged that it couldn’t compel the federal government to border new laws.
Of their enchantment, the drivers have requested the creation of a transparent regulatory framework, momentary permits for compliant operators, and consultations with stakeholders to assist form inclusive insurance policies. Most of the girls depend on bike taxis as their major supply of revenue and lack various choices.
The transfer additionally follows the federal government’s choice in March 2024 to scrap its Electrical Bike Taxi Scheme, citing security issues, misuse of non-transport autos, and ongoing conflicts with autorickshaw and cab drivers.
Transport Commissioner Yogesh AM advised indianexpress.com that as per the excessive courtroom’s directives, all bike taxi aggregators ought to stop their operations by Could 14. Nonetheless, the federal government has not clarified its subsequent plan of action if the aggregators fail to conform.
Earlier, days after the excessive courtroom order, the Web and Cellular Affiliation of India, a not-for-profit physique representing the digital companies business, urged the federal government to “urgently” kind a joint committee to formulate bike taxi pointers.
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