In 2023, the Assam government plans to launch a new cab service app for citizens. Parimal Suklabaidya, the transport minister, announced this on Saturday.
Suklabaidya met with the city’s cab drivers earlier today at ISBT in Guwahati.
According to sources, the new government-launched cab service will be made affordable to customers.
Drivers will benefit from the service as well, as they will not have to pay any commission for each ride to the app other than Rs. 12.50 per day.
This cab service will employ up to 50,000 vehicles.
It should be noted that since the government relaxed the covid-19 lockdown, cab and bike service has been a headache for many commuters because they demand extra money and, if refused, cancel the ride. Upon becoming aware of the problem, our state government took a number of strict measures to address it, but they had no effect.
Cab drivers, on the other hand, claimed that the cab companies for which they work charged them a high commission for each ride, causing them to lose money.
The government created this initiative to benefit both customers and service providers.