Govt brings out new rules for tighter scrutiny of ride hailing apps

Tightening the noose on ride hailing app-based services including Ola and Uber, the Union government on Friday said that these aggregators would now be brought under the ambit of Centre’s framework in order to fix their accountability as a service provider.

The government has said that non-compliance with these norms would also invite penalties.

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued the Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines 2020 in line with the requirements and provisions of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 and further as per the amended Section 93 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

The primary objective of these norms