‘Atleast a fortnight before new cab services can obtain licences’
14 Dec 2014 10:52 PM GMT
After banning app-based services like Uber, the transport department has said that it may take at least a fortnight for any new radio taxi service to obtain its license. But the range of rules prescribed for licensing has so far deterred ‘banned’ services from applying. For instance, the rules make it mandatory that a company must have a fleet of at least 500 cabs within a year of obtaining permissions to continue operations.
While talking to Millennium Post over phone, a taxi operator company official on condition of anonymity said “for a company that wants to run a business in India/Delhi, he will not have any problem to have a fleet of 500 cars but there will be a lot of problems to start their business to fulfill other requirements which may delay their project.”
“It will be very difficult to get 500 cab drivers and their police verifications within 15 days after this rape incident. Also to set up a call centre and office here in Delhi will be a major task. Money is not a problem but to run from one government office to another to get a permit will be a lengthy process in order to bring the new fleet on the roads,” said the official.
He further added that even the transport department is yet to finalise the GPS policy. Those who wish to acquire a licence will have to wait for it.
Surprisingly, some of these companies, even after violating the norms, were allowed by the transport department to run their operations.
According to the data provided by transport department, companies like Easy Cabs (with 1,490 cars), Mega Cabs (with 1,004 cars), Meru Cabs (with 1,963 cars) are eligible to run private taxi operations in the city.
Similarly, Chanson Cabs (with 417 cars), Yo Cabs (with 97 cars) and Air Cabs (with 100 cars), do not fulfill the norms of minimum 500-cars-fleet.
“Strict action will be taken against them as per law if they do not follow rules. If they don’t upgrade their fleet within one year, their deposit money will be deducted as penalty for violating norms”, said a transport department official.
While talking to Millennium Post over phone, a taxi operator company official on condition of anonymity said “for a company that wants to run a business in India/Delhi, he will not have any problem to have a fleet of 500 cars but there will be a lot of problems to start their business to fulfill other requirements which may delay their project.”
“It will be very difficult to get 500 cab drivers and their police verifications within 15 days after this rape incident. Also to set up a call centre and office here in Delhi will be a major task. Money is not a problem but to run from one government office to another to get a permit will be a lengthy process in order to bring the new fleet on the roads,” said the official.
He further added that even the transport department is yet to finalise the GPS policy. Those who wish to acquire a licence will have to wait for it.
Surprisingly, some of these companies, even after violating the norms, were allowed by the transport department to run their operations.
According to the data provided by transport department, companies like Easy Cabs (with 1,490 cars), Mega Cabs (with 1,004 cars), Meru Cabs (with 1,963 cars) are eligible to run private taxi operations in the city.
Similarly, Chanson Cabs (with 417 cars), Yo Cabs (with 97 cars) and Air Cabs (with 100 cars), do not fulfill the norms of minimum 500-cars-fleet.
“Strict action will be taken against them as per law if they do not follow rules. If they don’t upgrade their fleet within one year, their deposit money will be deducted as penalty for violating norms”, said a transport department official.
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