While the Karnataka government seeks suggestions and objections from companies and people on its newly released draft titled ‘Karnataka On Demand Transportation Technology Aggregators Rules, 2016’, we take a closer look (with MediaNama's take) at the guidelines to dissect the good, bad and ambiguous. Let us know what you think about these in the comments. The good: – No cap on taxi number: The applicant should have a minimum of of either 100 taxis owned or in agreement with individual taxi permit holders. – The panic button should be capable of alerting the control room without any interference or hindrance from the driver. The government does not define the nature of the alert. – New vehicles: The vehicle should not be more than 2 years old at the time of induction and vehicles older than 6 years old cannot be used. – The driver should have a minimum driving experience of 2 years (although its not clear how their experience will be measured.) – Licensee should ensure that all taxis should maintain uninterrupted contact with the control room, which should be able to monitor the movements of all vehicles in their fleet. No definition of the control room or why this is necessary. However, we imagine that the driver should be able to contact the company without any issues or hurdles. – Provide the government a list of drivers, license numbers, vehicle registration numbers etc. on a quarterly basis. (Accountability FTW!) – Annual leaves for drivers: For adults: 1 day…
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