: The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has issued notices to five app-based taxi services and aggregators, including Ola and Uber, seeking to know the number of taxis that operate on their platform in the Capital and the number of drivers whose details have not been verified.
The DCW has taken suo-motu cognisance of the reports of a Belgian national allegedly molested by an Ola cab driver on May 7 and rape of a 26-year-old woman by an Uber cab driver few months back.
Drivers with Public
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“We want to know the extent of compliance by these taxi operators of the prevalent rules and regulations imposed by the Delhi government,” DCW chairperson Swati Maliwal said. The DCW has also sought details of the drivers who possess the Public Service Vehicle Badge issued by the Transport Department, which is mandatory to drive a passenger vehicle in Delhi.
“Of the drivers operating under the banner of your company, how many drivers have licences from outside the State? Please provide state-wise details,” the notice issued by the DCW chief said.
“What is the protocol followed by you to connect to the police in case a distress call is received? Please provide us copies of all standard operating procedures followed by you, data on response time and a brief summary of all cases in 2015 that have required police intervention,” the notice read.
Ms. Maliwal said that under the rules all cabs under taxi aggregators must be fitted with GPS and GPRS-based tracking device, printer and a display panel showing the path traversed and total distance covered. “The Commission directed the companies to provide the above information within seven days failing which appropriate action under law will be initiated,” the DCW chief said in the notice.
Panel wants to know what protocol cab aggregators follow in case of a distress call
