Ride-hailing service suppliers Ola and Uber have utilized to the Maharashtra authorities for aggregator licences, a Regional Transport Office (RTO) official stated right here on Friday.
Sets of tips introduced out by the Centre and the Maharashtra authorities mandate such app-based firms to acquire a licence. Currently, the federal government can’t effectively take motion in case of violations by these operators and a licence may change that scenario.
Acting on a directive of the Supreme Court, the ride-hailing service companies have utilized for aggregator licences at Mumbai’s Tardeo RTO, which has jurisdiction over the complete island metropolis, the official stated.
Bharat Kalaskar, regional transport officer from Tardeo RTO, informed PTI that they acquired purposes from Ola and Uber for aggregator licences 3-4 days in the past.
The purposes are underneath scrutiny and will probably be subsequently put as much as the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Transport Authority (MMRTA) for a closing choice about granting the licence, he stated.
Last month, the apex court docket had directed app-based taxi aggregators to use for a licence by March 6 in the event that they needed to proceed their operations in Maharashtra.
Though Ola didn’t reply to PTI’s queries relating to the appliance, an Uber spokesperson confirmed submission on the RTO.
“Uber has applied well within the deadline set by the apex court,” stated the spokesperson.
