The central government is reportedly planning to put a 10 percent cap on the commission earned by cab aggregators, like Ola and Uber, on rides.
According to an Economic Times report, a set of guidelines, that has been drafted by the Road and Transport Ministry, will also allow state governments to levy a charge on the aggregators' earnings.
“We are planning to release the draft (aggregator rules) for public feedback sometime next week,” the report quoted a senior ministry official, as saying.
Further, the guidelines are expected to cap surge pricing to a maximum of twice the base fire, the report said. Moreover, only 10 percent of a particular driver's rides in a day can be subjected to surge pricing.
On the safety front, the government could mandate an insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh for each rider, the guidelines said.
(With inputs from Economic Times)
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