MUMBAI:
Services by taxi aggregators in the city could come to an abrupt halt
from Friday as authorities said that taxi operators can't do business
even if one of their drivers is found without a valid Public Services
Vehicle Authorization badge.
Most drivers cab aggregators like Uber, Ola and TaxiforSure do not have the badges. Unions say all drivers of radio taxis, black & yellow taxis and autorickshaws have these badges—a must to ply commercial vehicles on the city's roads. Issued under the Motor Vehicles Act, it certifies that the driver's antecedents have been verified by the police and he is a person domiciled in Maharashtra with at least a year's experience of driving the vehicle.
The decision was communicated by transport commissioner Mahesh Zagade to fleet taxi operators and app-based taxi aggregators on Thursday. The move is a clear fallout of the rape of a woman by the driver of the Uber car she had hired in Delhi on December 5.
Sources in the transport department said the badge is necessary to ensure that drivers with criminal background are not driving taxis.
Most drivers cab aggregators like Uber, Ola and TaxiforSure do not have the badges. Unions say all drivers of radio taxis, black & yellow taxis and autorickshaws have these badges—a must to ply commercial vehicles on the city's roads. Issued under the Motor Vehicles Act, it certifies that the driver's antecedents have been verified by the police and he is a person domiciled in Maharashtra with at least a year's experience of driving the vehicle.
The decision was communicated by transport commissioner Mahesh Zagade to fleet taxi operators and app-based taxi aggregators on Thursday. The move is a clear fallout of the rape of a woman by the driver of the Uber car she had hired in Delhi on December 5.
Sources in the transport department said the badge is necessary to ensure that drivers with criminal background are not driving taxis.
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