Necessary panic buttons in taxis, integration with emergency quantity ‘112’, and phase-wise transition to EVs are a number of the highlights of the Motor Car Aggregator Scheme 2023 to manage cab aggregators and supply service suppliers within the nationwide capital. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal authorized the coverage on Wednesday.
A draft of the scheme has been despatched to Lieutenant Governor V Okay Saxena. It can then be put up for public suggestions and feedback by the transport division earlier than being given the ultimate form, in line with an official assertion.
Kejriwal authorized the draft of the scheme that lays the muse for regulating cab aggregators and supply service suppliers in Delhi.
“This scheme prioritises the security of passengers and ensures well timed grievance redressal, whereas additionally selling using electrical automobiles and lowering air pollution ranges within the metropolis,” the chief minister stated.
He defined that by transitioning to electrical automobiles (EVs) and selling electric bike-taxis, the Aam Aadmi Social gathering (AAP) authorities will be capable of scale back the air pollution ranges in Delhi and create new alternatives for employment and financial development.
The Motor Car Aggregator Scheme 2023 shall be relevant to any particular person or entity that operates, on-boards or manages a fleet of motor automobiles by digital or electronic means or every other means to ferry passengers or join a driver providing to ship or choose up a product, courier, bundle or parcel with a vendor, e-commerce entity or consignor.
The scheme goals to make sure passenger security throughout journeys and the service high quality of cab aggregators, whereas additionally selling the transition to EVs. It can make it obligatory for the aggregators to put in a panic button within the automobiles and integration with ‘112’ (Delhi Police) for emergencies.
The scheme additionally features a mechanism to make sure well timed client grievance redressal by the service suppliers, enforcement of car health, air pollution management and validity of permits. It supplies for driver remedial coaching in situations the place a driver’s efficiency is poor.
“The scheme can even mark a historic first for the nation the place a state authorities shall be introducing a compulsory transition of economic automobiles from typical automobiles to electrical automobiles. The scheme supplies for phased mandates for fleet operators to transition their fleets from typical automobiles to electrical,” the assertion stated.
Its mandate will solely apply to an incremental share of recent on-boarded automobiles over a interval of 4 years to keep away from any knee-jerk response to current livelihoods.
For instance, 5 per cent of the brand new on-boarded automobiles have to be electrical within the first six months of the scheme. The coverage additional mandates that after 4 years from its notification, all new industrial two-wheelers and three-wheelers will have to be EVs.
Equally, 5 years after its notification, all new industrial four-wheelers have to be EVs. The aggregators and supply service suppliers shall even be mandated to change to electrical fleets by April 1, 2030.
The scheme lays the muse for a regulatory provision for bike taxis and rent-a-bike providers.
Since Delhi has by no means allowed bike taxis to function within the metropolis, the scheme supplies for such providers to be regulated.
As a brand new enterprise alternative, the scheme ensures that every one bike taxis and two-wheeler renting providers within the metropolis shall solely be through electrical two-wheelers. These provisions are in keeping with the Delhi EV Coverage 2020, the assertion added.
The scheme follows the “polluter pays” precept. This may make the per-vehicle licence payment for a standard car considerably increased than an electrical car.
As an illustration, there could also be no licence payment for an electrical taxi, however for a CNG taxi, it could be Rs. 650.
Secondly, all licence charges and penalties beneath the scheme shall be credited to the State EV Fund, which in flip helps all EV promotional exercise.
Speaking concerning the draft scheme, Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot stated Delhi has achieved one other milestone with its Motor Car Aggregator scheme.
“That is occurring for the primary time in India when a state has given targets to the aggregator to affect their fleets and regulate such service suppliers within the metropolis, with the purpose of guaranteeing passenger security and lowering air pollution with sustainable public transportation within the metropolis.
“We’ve launched a polluter pays precept, the place onboarding of any electrical car could have zero licence payment. The scheme additionally lays the muse for a regulatory provision for bike taxis (two-wheeler ride-hailing providers) and rent-a-bike providers,” he added.
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