Maharashtra Floats Temporary Bike Taxi Rules; Aggregators To Pay ₹5 Daily Fee From August 1

Maharashtra's draft framework requires bike taxi aggregators like Rapido, Uber and Ola to pay a ₹5 daily fee plus a 2% fare contribution to a driver welfare fund, alongside permit and domicile rules. The interim regime covers an estimated 4-4.5 lakh bike taxis pending a full EV bike taxi policy.

— Filed Fri, 10 Jul, 2026, 12:22 IST · Source Inc42 · Updated

Maharashtra proposes temporary framework requiring bike taxi aggregators like Uber, Ola and Rapido to pay ₹5 daily fee plus 2% fare contribution to a driver welfare fund, with permits and domicile rules starting August 1 pending EV bike taxi policy.

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