Thiruvananthapuram: Labour minister V Sivankutty stated the state government-owned on-line auto-taxi community ‘Kerala Savaari’ will probably be launched on August 17 within the state.
The minister stated on a pilot foundation the providers will probably be launched within the state capital and will probably be rolled out in different districts in phases.
“The goal is to convey all of the autos and taxis within the state below a community by providing an honest package deal to the motorized vehicle house owners and the labourers. That is the primary time {that a} state authorities is popping out with a web-based auto-taxi service,” he stated. For making certain the security of passengers, particularly ladies and youngsters, solely these drivers who’ve obtained clearance certificates from the police will probably be allowed to register themselves within the auto-taxi community, the minister added.
The ‘Kerala Savaari’ app will function a panic button which can be utilized by the passenger in case of case of emergencies. This panic button will guarantee secrecy and the drivers is not going to concentrate on the passenger triggering an alert to the police.
The minister stated solely a service cost of 8% will probably be charged other than the federal government fastened auto and taxi fares. Different app-based taxi providers cost as much as 25% service cost. The service cost will probably be used for working the service and to supply promotional incentives for the drivers, stated the minister.
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