Odd-even II: Monday sees surge in prices of app-based cabs

App-based cab services in Delhi showed fewer available cabs due to a marked increase in demand

GN Bureau | April 18, 2016


#pollution   #Gopal Rai   #Arvind Kejriwal   #odd-even   #odd-even scheme  
Odd-even rule
Odd-even rule

After a long weekend, the first working day of the implementation of the odd-even policy which started on April 15, took roughly half of Delhi’s cars off the roads. As a result, it gave a boost to the city’s cab operators, with Uber and Ola reporting a surge in the number of cabs operational as compared to other days.

The cab operators showed surging prices on their apps, with Uber asking for four-times the regular price at 9 am in the morning and Ola showing less number of available cabs.

Uber Technologies, which started a carpooling initiative in December last year expected carpooling to help the company deal with increased customer demand, which it had anticipated during the 15-days of odd-even scheme. Hence last week it had also slashed the prices for its carpooling service by 50 percent to Rs 3.5 per kilometre from Rs 7 per kilometre earlier. But this would hardly make a difference if prices shoot up during peak office hours in the remaining days of the odd-even scheme that ends on April 30.

On Saturday, a section of the auto and taxi unions in the national capital threatened to go off the roads today to protest against illegal operations of app-based cab services. The strike called by the Delhi Autorickshaw Sangh and Delhi Pradesh Taxi Unions accused these private cab services of snatching their livelihood.

The strike call led the Delhi government to reportedly promise these unions strict action by them to prevent “arbitrariness” by app-based taxi operators, causing hardship to commuters. And that Ola and Uber will have to follow rules. If complaints against arbitrariness of any app-based taxi service are received, the government will impound their vehicles.

Commuters can register complaints against arbitrariness or exorbitant fares of private app-based cabs at 011-42400400.

Comments

 

Other News

Amitav Ghosh’s new work: Connections between the word and the world

Wild Fictions: Essays By Amitav Ghosh HarperCollins, 496 pages, Rs 799.00 Amitav Ghosh, one of a handful of Ind

How markets can help (and also hinder) fight against pollution

In the annals of environmental policy, few ideas have been as transformative as the Emissions Trading System (ETS). Born from the minds of economists in the late 1960s, this market-based approach to pollution control has evolved from a theoretical concept to a global tool in the fight against climate chang

Will Bihar complement the resolution of Viksit Bharat 2047?

As India completes its diamond jubilee as a republic, I am reminded of a statement by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, delivered during an address to the Bihar Chamber of Commerce in Patna on March 28, 2006. He said, “I have visited Bihar numerous times, and it has always been a source of happiness for me to

All you wanted to know about Budget: Key Highlights

Here are the key highlights of the proposal of the Union Budget presented in parliament by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Satuday: NO INCOME TAX ON AVERAGE MONTHLY INCOME OF UPTO RS 1 LAKH; TO BOOST MIDDLE CLASS HOUSEHOLD SAVINGS & CONSUMPTION BENEFITTING

Four engines of development: Agriculture, MSME, investment & exports

Union minister of finance and corporate affairs Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2025-26 in Parliament on Saturday. Here is the summary of her budget speech, Part A: Quoting Telugu poet and playwright Shri Gurajada Appa Rao’s famous saying, ‘A country is not just its

No income tax on annual income up to Rs. 12 lakh

Reaffirming the government’s commitment to the philosophy of “trust first, scrutinize later”, the Union Budget 2025-26 has reposed faith in the middle class and continued the trend of giving relief in tax burden to the common taxpayer. Presenting the Budget in the Parliament on Saturday,

Visionary Talk: Amitabh Gupta, Pune Police Commissioner with Kailashnath Adhikari, MD, Governance Now



Archives

Current Issue

Opinion

Facebook Twitter Google Plus Linkedin Subscribe Newsletter

Twitter