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Delhi Govt Puts on Hold Bike-Taxi and Rent-a-Bike Schemes
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Delhi Govt Puts on Hold Bike-Taxi and Rent-a-Bike Schemes

The city government has put on hold its bike-taxi and rent-a-bike schemes after authorities in Gurgaon and Bengaluru launched a crackdown over rampant violations in their operations. The AAP government had in February last year approved the rent-a-bike scheme but not notified it. It was aimed at providing last mile connectivity to tourists and individual in the city. The Bike-taxi scheme was, however, under consideration. "In Gurgaon and Benguluru, operators of rent-a-bike and bike-taxi schemes were running private vehicles which is in violation of rules. Only commercial vehicles are allowed under the scheme," said a senior official. The official said that in view of this, the transport department will study the scheme and then come out with a final notification. "We have put on...
Uber officials meet Arvind Kejriwal, Discuss Surge Pricing
INDIA

Uber officials meet Arvind Kejriwal, Discuss Surge Pricing

With operation of app-based taxis in the national capital on Delhi governments radar due to surge pricing, some officials of taxi-aggregator Uber today met Chief Minister and apprised him of his business model. "Some officials from Uber today met the Delhi Chief Minister at Delhi Secretariat and discussed a range of issues including surge pricing, diesel cars and permits," an official said. Sources said that apart from surge pricing, government has objection on per minute charge and vehicles which are registered outside Delhi. Transport minister Gopal Rai today again clarified that ban on surge pricing will continue. Yesterday, Kejriwal had termed as "daylight robbery" the surge pricing by app-based taxi operators, and said overcharging and blackmailing wont be allowed in the national...
Odd-Even: Delhi Govt. Warning to App-Based Taxis For Overcharging
INDIA

Odd-Even: Delhi Govt. Warning to App-Based Taxis For Overcharging

The Delhi government today said app-based taxi operators will be restrained from levying peak time charges when the second round of the odd-even scheme will be in force. The scheme aims at cutting down on the number of vehicles plying on the citys roads. Taxis have been exempted under the road-rationing plan and are in demand when it is in force. "Action will be taken if we receive complaints of app-based taxis charging exorbitant fares when the scheme is in force," Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai warned. "Commercial vehicles bearing yellow number plates, including CNG-run taxis, three-wheeler and four-wheeler tempos, autos and taxis will be allowed to ply under the scheme," said a senior government official. The official said that commercial vehicles of other states running...
Parth Patel – An IITian behind birth of Carpooling idea in Mumbai
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Parth Patel – An IITian behind birth of Carpooling idea in Mumbai

About Parth Patel and the reason behind this idea? Hi, I'm Parth Patel, co-founder of  Zupp - an intra-city carpooling mobile app for daily office commute. In 2011, after graduating from IIT Delhi, I joined EY in Mumbai. Since I was accustomed to a hassle-free campus life, the menace of daily commute in Mumbai caught me unawares. At first, my good landlord allowed me to use his car for daily office commute, as his kids were all settled abroad and the car was just catching dust. I drove to office for first couple of days, but found it harder each day to find a parking spot. Eventually I was forced to shun the idea of taking my own car and instead started hailing taxis. I traveled daily from my home in Bandra West to the EY office in Dadar West. I had to wait for at least 15 mins before ...