Ola, Uber drivers fret over 5% convenience fee on each autorickshaw ride

The Ola Uber Drivers and Homeowners’ Affiliation (OUDOA) and the autorickshaw drivers linked with the ride-hailing corporations are apprehensive concerning the 5 per cent comfort price and Goods and Services Tax levied on each autorickshaw journey taken up by passengers. The Karnataka authorities on November 25 directed the regional transport authorities to cost 5 per cent comfort price and GST from the journey hailing corporations on every autorickshaw journey by the passengers.

OUDOA president Tanveer Pasha blamed the state authorities for not presenting the case correctly earlier than the Karnataka High Court.

The federal government ought to have introduced an modification to the Karnataka On-Demand Transportation Know-how Aggregators’ Guidelines as a result of there isn’t a provision for autorickshaw in it, Pasha advised PTI.

“In the event that they (transport division) had given correct data to the courtroom, then the courtroom would have directed the federal government to carry an modification to the rule,” he stated.
Pasha additionally alleged that the transport division didn’t tackle board the Regional Transport Authority, Bengaluru Urban district, whose chairman is the deputy commissioner of Bengaluru City district whereas passing the route.

Within the present scheme of issues, the cost for each kilometre whereas driving an autorickshaw is Rs 15. Including the 5 per cent comfort price with GST on per kilometre journey in Bengaluru would price about 80 paise, Pasha was apprehensive that the aggregators could discover methods to extend it.

The minimal cost fastened by the federal government for autorickshaw rides is Rs 30 and the per kilometre fare above that’s Rs 15.

Thimmappa, an autorickshaw driver, stated the fastened fares on the face of it don’t seem like exorbitant however it’s tough to foretell how these corporations would cost folks.

“These Ola-Uber corporations have been charging exorbitantly resulting from which the federal government needed to intervene. We do not understand how they’ll use this newest order to burn a gap within the pockets,” Thimmappa stated.

Venkatesh N, one other autorickshaw driver, stated solely time will inform how the charges can be fastened on every journey and the way persons are charged.

A public relations workforce member of Ola Cabs declined to touch upon the 5 per cent comfort price.

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