Committee to prepare policy for app-based taxi operators

NEW DELHI: Road Transport and Highways ministry has constituted a three member committee to prepare a policy framework for app-based taxi aggregators and other transport operators. The committee will be headed by Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and have Joint Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and Delhi Transport Commissioner as its members.

A group of taxi and other transport operators had met Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways and Shipping on tuesday, apprising him of the situation that has emerged following Supreme Court’s order dated 15th December 2015 and directions of EPCA dated 29th April 2016 banning diesel taxis in the NCR, and the various problems they are facing as a result of the ban.