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Rapido gets Karnataka cab aggregator licence till 2031
Rapido has secured a five-year cab aggregator licence from the Karnataka State Transport Authority, valid until August 2031. The authorisation, granted under the Karnataka On-Demand Transportation Technology Aggregators Rules 2016, allows the…
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Rapido has secured a five-year cab aggregator licence from the Karnataka State Transport Authority, valid until August 2031. The authorisation, granted under the Karnataka On-Demand Transportation Technology Aggregators Rules 2016, allows the mobility unicorn to operate four-wheeler ride-hailing services in the state without regulatory hurdles.
Rapido, which operates in 21 Karnataka cities and claims 3 lakh captains and 2 crore users in the state, has also been inducted into the government's Urban Mobility Mission. The move comes as its core bike taxi service faces scrutiny from state authorities, who recently told the Supreme Court that bike taxis raise concerns about passenger safety and insurance.
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Karnataka gives Rapido a cab licence for five years while its bike taxi service remains legally contested in the Supreme Court. The state government's logic, that bike taxis lack proper safety and insurance cover, ought to apply equally to two-wheelers flagged through the same app. Watch how the court reconciles the Karnataka HC's January ruling that struck down the bike taxi ban with the state's ongoing safety arguments. If bikes are unsafe, why license cabs without similar scrutiny?
Source: inc42.com
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