Context: Recently, the Delhi government notified ‘Delhi Motor Vehicle Aggregator and Delivery Service Provider Scheme 2023’.
Delhi Motor Vehicle Aggregator Scheme
- Aim: Comprehensive regulation and licensing of aggregators providing passenger transport service and delivery services.
- The scheme aims to bring app-based aggregator platforms under the government’s ambit to ensure the safety of commuters and curb vehicular pollution.
- Focus: The Delhi Motor Vehicle Aggregator Scheme focuses on setting clear guidelines for the transition of commercial vehicles to Electric Vehicles (EVs) and high standards for service quality and public safety.
- Target: The Delhi Motor Vehicle Aggregator Scheme targets passenger transport, delivery service providers, and e-commerce services with a holistic approach to fight pollution.
- Timeline for Aggregators to Adopt EVs: 10% of three-wheelers and 5% of four-wheelers by 2023, all three-wheelers by 2027, and all four-wheelers by 2028.
- Bike taxi aggregators must switch their entire fleet to EVs immediately.
Further Reading: Delhi Air Quality: Causes, Effects, and Measures for Sustainable Change
Source: The Hindu
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