Karnataka Government Issues Violation Notice To Uber,Ola
A new tussle between Karnataka government and major cab aggregators Ola and Uber have come into play, where the state government has issued a notice to the ride-hailing companies for violating against rules for charging the time-based fare.
As per new traffic rules stated under Rule 11(a) of the Karnataka On-demand Transportation Technology Aggregators, cab companies cannot charge on the basis of time and hence the notice has been issued to the companies seeking an explanation for their policy of charging based on an average of Rs 1 per minute.
According to a statement cited by sources, "Licence holders have to collect hire charges from passengers as per fares fixed by the government. But companies are violating the rules. Appropriate action will be initiated against the errant cabs....