Bike Taxis Could Be Coming Back To Delhi And Maharashtra

Bike taxis are likely to be made legal in the cities of Maharashtra and Delhi in the near future as the Ministry of Road Transportation and Highways has issued a clarification saying that motorcycles fall within the definition of contract carriages as per Section 2(7) of the Motor Vehicles (MV) Act, 1988.

So far there was no uniformity on the question of legality of bike taxis – While in some states including Goa, Telangana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, bike taxis have been allowed, whereas states like Maharashtra and Delhi had banned them. With this clarification, there will be uniformity with regards to the legality of bike taxis and the service could make a comeback in places that had previously banned them.

That said we cannot say for certain if legalisation will immediately follow in Maharashtra and Delhi as a lot depends on domestic political conditions in both the states, which might constrain the state governments in taking action on this issue.