Shuttle service ZipGo has launched a bus service for women in Delhi NCR, on a membership basis, to reduce the use of personal vehicles and provide mass transport for daily commute, reports YourStory. Women also make up a significant chunk of the travelers in Delhi, prompting the company to launch this service. ZipGo buses leave every 30 minutes from Monday to Friday from 8-10am and 6-8pm. The service piloted in Gurgaon, Dwarka and Manesar, with plans to expand to Noida and Greater Noida next month. New users get free rides worth Rs 100, while referrals get Rs 250, as introductory promotions. ZipGo’s buses are air conditioned, and have a tracking facility. Stage carrier permits needed: In September, ZipGo was unable to ply buses in Bangalore, where it ran 12 seater cabs in certain routes, due to lack of the stage carrier permit. At that time, 5 of its buses were seized by Bangalore's Transport Department, where it offered a fixed charge for its services. A stage carrier permit is required for vehicles which have a carrier capacity of more than 6 people excluding the driver, and collect travelling fees from the passengers. The permit is given only for particular routes after the study of traffic flow and demand, and one is needed for every route where the vehicle plans to operate. ZipGo was founded by Jitender Sharma, Gaurav Agarwal (both of whom started TaxiPixi, a radio taxi aggregator in 2013 and is operational in India, UAE, Egypt, Turkey etc), Neeraj Paliwal…
