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Aya Lin · · 1 min readIn brief: India to form new rules for ride-hailing companies, sources say
- India is set to frame new rules governing taxi services, such as Uber and Ola, that would address the types of allowed vehicles, surge pricing, and safety of women passengers, Livemint reported, citing two people familiar with the matter.
- The country’s central government will meet all stakeholders in the industry in the coming months to form a broad set of new rules, the sources said.
- The new Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019 defines cab aggregators as digital marketplaces that connect passengers to drivers for transportation.
Editing by Charmaine de Lazo
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