New Delhi:
The transport department of the Delhi government on Thursday directed Uber, Ola and other app-based taxi services, the operations of which are already banned in the national capital, to submit full details of their drivers and vehicles within seven days if they want to "regularise" their services in the national capital.
The decision was conveyed by transport minister Gopal Rai in a meeting with various taxi operators.
The Delhi government has also directed these app-based taxi operators to file an undertaking stating that they would follow all laid down rules in future.
"We have also asked Uber and Ola Cabs to file an undertaking stating that they will follow all rules laid down rules by the transport department," an official said.
App-based tax services were banned in the national capital after a driver of Uber, the US-based online taxi-cab service, was accused of raping a 27-year-old woman passenger in December last year.
For effective implementation of the ban, the Delhi government had written to the Centre in March this year for blocking the servers of app-based taxi services.
These taxi operators have been informed by the transport department that their fresh applications for licensing will only be considered after they furnish affidavits agreeing to standard and stringent safety norms, particularly for women passengers.