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2. B&Y & Rickshaws Tourist taxis Radio taxis App based Aggregators
Permit issued by
respective RTOs
Fares / Fuel type /
driver qualifications are
regulated
Point to point intra city
Street pickups
All India Tourist Taxis
permit
Primarily introduced for
intercity services
Highly fragmented
Permit issued by
respective RTOs
Fares / Fuel type /
driver qualifications are
regulated
Multiple booking options
e.g. call center, app
Tourists taxis permits
Booking only thru App
Fares / Fuel type /
driver qualifications are
not regulated
Evolution of taxis industry in India
3. Industry statistics and trends
2,00,000
8,00,000
2006
2,21,000
10,01,000
13,000
2015
1,08,000
10,44,000
9,000
6,30,000
2019
~ 10,00,000 vehicles ~ 18,00,000 vehicles~ 12,50,000 vehicles
Shift of market share from regulated to un regulated taxi aggregators
4. Chauffeurs
• Better earnings
• Stability of earnings
• Social acceptance and
engagement
• Professional respect
Consumers
• On time service
• Safety
• Quality of car
• Convenience, comfort
• Transparency in billing
• Availability
• Simplified payment process
Technology advancement has led to increase in consumer expectations
Expectations of stakeholders
5. Impact of Technology
GPS / GPRS based cab tracking and dispatch
ETA based booking
Simplified and multiple payment options
E – billing and receipts
Mobile app based single touch booking
Tech is key enabler for growth of taxi industry
6. Impact of funding
Total VC funding raised / committed
of ~ 18,000 Crores by top two
aggregators in last 3 years
Consumers
Providing services
below cost price
Tourist Car owners
Non sustainable
commercial
arrangement
Creating economically unviable
business models
Risk of 20,000+ crores vehicle loan
becoming NPA
Eliminating competition through
predatory pricing
Creating monopolies leading to
exploitative pricing
7. Impact of regulatory vacuum
No separate license
No separate taxi permit / use of tourist taxi
permit
No control on :
• Quality of services
• Safety
• Driver credentials
• Pricing
• Fuel type
8. Impact of deceptive pricing
Misleading fares :
• Base fare
• Minimum fare
• Ride time charges
• Per km charges
• Surge pricing /
peak time charges
9. Taxis should be
treated as an
essential
service
Way forward…
Uniform tariff regulations
Stop subsidizing drivers
as per new Ecommerce
policy
Separate taxi permit for
point to point city taxis
Uniform license for all
intra city taxi operators
Screening norms for
drivers