Last updated: 10 Aug 2024

21 organisations (including Zomato & Uber) with total 1+ lakh vehicles have applied for the licence as aggregators and delivery service providers^[1]

Launched in Nov 2023

1> The scheme mandates that the entire fleet be 100% electric by 2030 for^[2]
-- All the vehicle aggregators like Uber/Ola etc
-- Delivery service providers like Amazon, Bigbasket, Swiggy, Zomato etc
2> Bike taxis legalised but they must be exclusively 100% electric from start^[3]

Targetting Delhi's Vehicular Pollution in a systematic manner while taking businesses in confidence

¶ Details of Scheme

• Applicability: The new scheme will apply to aggregators with 25 or more vehicles, delivery service providers and ecommerce entities operating within Delhi^[2:1]
• Bike taxis will be legal in the city, but they must be exclusively electric^[3:1]
• Declaration of vehicular fleet: All aggregators and delivery service providers must declare all on-boarded vehicles in use^[4]

• Compliances for Aggregators:^[4:1]
  • Provide an operation centre that can track movement of all onboarded vehicles and drivers in real-time^[4:2]
  • Ensure that the driver has a valid driving licence, a valid registration certificate and a valid public service vehicle badge (if applicable)
  • Ensure that all vehicles (3-W and 4-W) on-boarded at the time of registration bear commercial registrations
  • Aggregator to be liable for all the services provided to the end-user, except in case of vehicle accident, where the primary responsibility will be of the Driver
  • CLEAN: Ensure that the vehicles are kept in a clean and sanitary condition at all times
  • SAFETY: Must include a feature enabling the rider to share the live location and status of the ride after the commencement of ride
  • TRANSPARENCY: Ensure transparency in its operations, such as functioning of the App algorithm, proportion of fare payable to the driver, incentives given to the drivers, charges received from the driver etc
  • Safety related compliances such as, properly functioning GPS, monitoring of route, spot-checks of vehicles, fire extinguisher (for 4-W), disabled child lock mechanism (for 4-W), enabled manual override for the central locking system (for 4-W) etc

The scheme is highly stringent in enforcing compliance, with penalties ranging from Rs 5,000 to Rs 100,000 per instance for violations^[5]

¶ Yearly Target for Electric Fleet

The Delhi government has developed a portal to facilitate licensing, payment of fees and regulate cab aggregators, delivery service providers and e-commerce entities^[6]

REFERENCES:

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1. https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/over-1-lakh-vehicles-register-for-the-delhi-motor-vehicle-aggregator-and-delivery-service-provider-scheme/article68401419.ece ↩︎

2. https://inc42.com/buzz/delhi-govt-vehicle-aggregator-scheme-ev-transition-2030/ ↩︎ ↩︎

3. https://jmkresearch.com/delhi-motor-vehicle-aggregator-and-delivery-service-provider-scheme-2023/ ↩︎ ↩︎

4. https://community.nasscom.in/communities/public-policy/delhi-motor-vehicle-aggregator-and-delivery-service-provider-scheme-2023 ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

5. https://www.thequint.com/news/delhi-government-announces-motor-vehicle-aggregator-and-delivery-service-provider-scheme ↩︎

6. https://www.business-standard.com/industry/news/delhi-govt-develops-portal-for-licensing-cab-aggregators-e-commerce-cos-124031600793_1.html ↩︎