New Delhi sources stated that taxi permits may be liberalized so that private cars can easily be converted and used as taxis by service aggregators,” set up to formulate an action plan to reform the country’s transport system and make it less polluting. As per the report finalized by the panel, which included representatives of various ministries and the Niti Aayog government think tank, the report makes it clear that passenger safety needs to be ensured under such a regime and has to be addressed with proper policy initiatives.
Moreover the task force has submitted its ride-sharing recommendation at a time when Uber and Ola drivers are on strike in Mumbai and similar strikes are being planned in Delhi and Bengaluru as well and one of the demands of the drivers is that they should be guaranteed a minimum number of ride duties.
