Ban on 'Ride Sharing' operations including InDrive in Pokhara

If you use the app to carry passengers without authorization, action will be taken according to the Vehicle and Transport Management Act,' he said, 'We will strictly monitor with the help of the police whether the work has been carried out according to the published notice.'

In the Gandaki province, there is a provision in the Vehicle and Transport Management Regulations-2080 to legalize the transport services through the 'Ride Sharing' app, but the procedures for regulation have not been made . In the regulations, four-wheelers and two-wheelers with registration certificates for private purposes are allowed to carry passengers after completing the prescribed procedures with passenger insurance .

'Ride-sharing services have not been regulated in Gandaki province since the rules were not made,' said Rizal, the head of the office, 'now without taking the permission of the transport office, passengers are being transported through a voluntary app, and it is being operated by setting the fares themselves . Private vehicles have not checked whether the fare adjusted by the transport office is in accordance with the fare. Ride sharing service is illegal in Gandaki state.' Only after the

standards and procedures are made, private vehicles will be allowed to be registered in 'Ride Sharing'. Passengers are increasing in Pokhara through 'ride sharing', where transport services can be taken through the use of mobile apps. Although these vehicles are becoming popular here, they have not been able to regulate and make them legal. In Nepal, there are ride sharing apps including Pathao, Total, Sahara, Indrive, Easy, Taximandu, Cab Taxi and others.

In Pokhara, the capital of Gandaki Province, 'Ride Sharing' including InDrive registered at the Company Registrar's Office and Industry Department is running. According to traffic laws, it has not been legalized in Gandaki yet. 25,000 for registration of two-wheeler and renewal fee of 12,500 rupees per year for 'Ride Sharing' service. The registration and permit fee of four-wheelers is Rs 50,000 and the renewal fee is Rs 25,000.

Two-wheeler and four-wheeler registration permit is set at 70,000 rupees and annual renewal at 35,000 rupees. It is said that the control and management of ride sharing apps is necessary as there is a demand to legalize 'ride sharing' in order to end the situation where passengers are cheated and suffering in the public transport sector .

Kedar Paudel, the coordinator of Gandaki province of Federation of Transport Professionals, said that the ride-sharing service should be brought under the scope of the law. "Whoever wants to can't carry passengers using an app, the government should regulate it," he said, "Why do we need public transport after private vehicles carry passengers of their own accord?"