Govt set to frame rules for ride-hailing firms

New Delhi: Upcoming rules governing taxi aggregators such as Uber and Ola will address the types of permissible vehicles, surge pricing and safety of women passengers, two people aware of the matter said. The rules will also clarify whether such vehicles will be owned by the driver or the aggregator, and specify their liabilities.

Aggregators in various states have attempted to bring bikes, cars, auto-rickshaws and buses on their platforms, sometimes running into regulatory hurdles. For example, Karnataka does not allow bike taxis, while Haryana does. Also, in the absence of specific rules on cab aggregators, many states regulate them as fleet cab operators.