Government ready for app-based taxi services like Uber, Ola: CM Pramod Sawant
15 Jul 2022 12:51:16
Panaji, July 15: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant called for the introduction of app-based taxi services in the coastal state. Speaking in the Goa Assembly, Sawant urged all MLAs to support the cause, assuring them he would gain the confidence of all the stakeholders involved, said reports.
Urging all taxi operators to use digital metres, the CM said, “Around 2,268 taxi operators applied for digital meter subsidy of which 1,824 have been granted subsidy. Even after this, taxi operators keep their meters off and cheat tourists.”
App-based services like Ola and Uber have never operated in Goa till now.
“We will go for app-based taxi services taking into confidence all stakeholders,” Sawant said. “The government is ready for app-based taxi services and will require the support of all MLAs.”
The state has witnessed repeated tussles between its sole app-based taxi service Goa Miles and local taxi services over the areas in which they can operate. Goa Miles, a state government-backed taxi aggregator, was launched by the Goa Tourism Department and is run by a company called Frotamiles Private Limited.
App-based services like Ola and Uber have never operated in Goa till now.