Maharashtra Bike-Taxi Rules Could Change Swiggy, Zomato Deliveries: 2% Welfare Levy, Insurance And EVs

O de i g
di e ,
getti g
g oce ies
delive ed
i
mi utes
o
booki g
a
ide
may
feel
like
th ee
completely
diffe e t
se vices.
I
Maha asht a,
howeve ,
the
gove me t
is
epo tedly
co side i g
a
egulato y
f amewo k
that
could
b i g
some
app-based
delive y
a d
e-comme ce
platfo ms
u de
the
state’s
bike-taxi
ules.

If
the
p oposal
goes
th ough,
platfo ms
such
as
Swiggy,
Zomato
a d
Zepto,
alo g
with
othe
delive y
busi esses,
could
face
ew
equi eme ts
a ou d
elect ic
vehicles,
i su a ce,
GPS
t acki g
a d
d ive
welfa e
co t ibutio s,
epo ted
The
I dia
Exp ess.

Fo
delive y
wo ke s,
the
cha ges
could
have
a
mo e
di ect
fi a cial
impact,
pa ticula ly
if
the
p oposed
welfa e
fu d
t a slates
i to
pe sio
suppo t,
accide t
i su a ce,
EV
pu chase
loa s
a d
educatio
assista ce
fo
thei
child e .

Why
Delive y
Platfo ms
Could
Come
U de
The
Bike-Taxi
F amewo k

The
p oposed
ame dme ts
would
expa d
the
defi itio
of
busi esses
cove ed
by
the
state’s
bike-taxi
f amewo k
to
i clude
what
the
t a spo t
depa tme t
calls
“delive y
se vice
p ovide s& dquo;.

These
would
be
e tities
that
ow
o
ope ate
vehicle
fleets
to
t a spo t
p oducts,
pa cels
a d
packages.
That
could
b i g
food
delive y
a d
quick-comme ce
platfo ms
such
as
Swiggy,
Bli kit,
Zomato
a d
Zepto
withi
the
p oposed
egulato y
st uctu e.

At
p ese t,
these
busi esses
a e
p ima ily
gove ed
by
ce t al
laws
a d
ules,
i cludi g
the
Co sume
P otectio
Act,
2019,
the
Co sume
P otectio
(E-Comme ce)
Rules,
2020,
a d
the
Code
o
Social
Secu ity,
2020.

The
Maha asht a
p oposal
would
the efo e
give
the
state
a
mo e
di ect
egulato y
ole
ove
these
app-based
delive y
ope atio s.

A
2%
Co t ibutio
Could
C eate
A
New
Safety
Net
Fo
D ive s

O e
of
the
most
sig ifica t
p oposals
f om
a
pe so al
fi a ce
pe spective
is
a
p oposed
co t ibutio
towa ds
a
d ive
welfa e
fu d.

U de
the
p oposed
ules,
platfo ms
could
be
equi ed
to
co t ibute
2
pe
ce t
of
the
fa e
f om
each
ide
to
the
fu d.

The
mo ey
is
p oposed
to
be
used
fo
be efits
i cludi g
pe sio
suppo t,
accide t
i su a ce,
loa s
to
pu chase
EVs
a d
educatio
assista ce
fo
d ive s’
child e .

Fo
wo ke s
whose
i come
depe ds
o
app-based
delive ies,
these
be efits
could
pote tially
add ess
some
of
the
fi a cial
isks
associated
with
gig
wo k.
Howeve ,
the
p oposal
is
still
u de
co side atio
a d
the
fi al
ules
will
dete mi e
how
the
system
ope ates.

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EV
Fleet
Could
Cha ge
The
Eco omics
Of
Delive y
Wo k

The
p oposed
f amewo k
also
focuses
heavily
o
elect ificatio .

If
app oved,
eleva t
agg egato s
could
be
equi ed
to
ope ate
elect ic
vehicle-o ly
fleets,
while
also
complyi g
with
equi eme ts
cove i g
GPS
t acki g,
d ive
i su a ce
a d
fa es
p esc ibed
by
the
Regio al
T a spo t
Autho ity.

Fo
delive y
wo ke s,
a
shift
towa ds
EVs
could
also
cha ge
the
eco omics
of
wo ki g
fo
a
app.
The
p oposal
specifically
i cludes
loa s
fo
pu chasi g
EVs
as
o e
of
the
pote tial
uses
of
the
p oposed
welfa e
fu d.

The
ules
would
also
equi e
cove ed
platfo ms
to
obtai
a
u ique
lice ce
ide tificatio
umbe .

Maha asht a
T a spo t
Mi iste
P atap
Sa aik
co fi med
that
the
t a spo t
depa tme t
had
p oposed
the
ame dme ts,
the
ews
o ga isatio
epo ted.
He
said
vehicles
ope ati g
o
t ips
of
less
tha
15
km
would
fall
withi
the
policy,
with
EV
a d
othe
complia ce
equi eme ts
applyi g
to
eleva t
agg egato s
if
the
ame dme ts
a e
app oved.

What
Happe s
To
The
Mo ey
Paid
By
Co sume s?

Fo
custome s,
the
impo ta t
questio
will
be
whethe
additio al
complia ce
costs
eve tually
i flue ce
delive y
cha ges
o
othe
fees.

The
p oposal
itself
does
ot
say
that
custome s
will
have
to
pay
a
sepa ate
welfa e
cha ge.
I stead,
the
p oposed
2
pe
ce t
co t ibutio
would
come
f om
the
fa e
paid
to
the
d ive /platfo m
t a sactio*
u de
the
f amewo k.

A y
eve tual
impact
o
delive y
cha ges,
platfo m
fees
o
othe
co sume
costs
would
depe d
o
how
compa ies
espo d
to
the
additio al
egulato y
equi eme ts.
The
cu e t
p oposal
does
ot
establish
that
p ices
will
ise.

Maha asht a
Wa ts
Mo e
Visibility
Ove
App-Based
Fleets

A othe
majo
eleme t
of
the
p oposal
is
mo ito i g.

The
f amewo k
d aws
o
the
Maha asht a
Moto
Vehicle
Agg egato
Rules,
2026,
which
p ovide
fo
a
dedicated
po tal
developed
by
the
State
T a spo t
Commissio e
to
mo ito
vehicles
ope ati g
o
bike-taxi
platfo ms
i
eal
time.

If
simila
mo ito i g
is
exte ded
to
delive y
se vices,
autho ities
could
have
g eate
visibility
ove
vehicles
a d
d ive s
wo ki g
fo
app-based
platfo ms.

Citi g
t a spo t
depa tme t
officials,
the
epo ted
oted
that
the
p oposed
cha ges
a e
aimed
at
b i gi g
delive y
a d
e-comme ce
platfo ms
withi
a
f amewo k
that
would
allow
the
state
to
mo ito
thei
ope atio s
a d
imp ove
accou tability
i
cases
i volvi g
disputes
o
passe ge
g ieva ces.

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P oposal
Is
Still
U de
Legal
Sc uti y

The
cha ges
a e
ot
yet
fi al.

The
p oposal
has
bee
se t
to
the
state
Law
a d
Judicia y
depa tme t
fo
sc uti y.
Its
impleme tatio
will
depe d
o
the
outcome
of
that
p ocess
a d
subseque t
app oval.

The
move
follows
a
a ou ceme t
by
Sa aik
i
the
state
Legislative
Assembly
last
mo th
that
bike-taxi
d ive s
would
be
equi ed
to
have
domicile
ce tificates
a d
gove me t-issued
public
se vice
vehicle
badges.
The
gove me t
has
said
the
b oade
cha ges
a e
i te ded
to
c eate
employme t
oppo tu ities
fo
local
youth.

Othe
States
Have
Al eady
Moved
O
Fleet
Elect ificatio

Maha asht a’s
p oposal
comes
as
othe
states
have
also
i t oduced
egulatio s
aimed
at
i c easi g
the
use
of
elect ic
vehicles
amo g
delive y
a d
ide-agg egato
fleets.

The
Delhi
Moto
Vehicle
Agg egato
a d
Delive y
Se vice
P ovide
Scheme,
2023
p ovides
fo
phased
elect ificatio
of
such
fleets.
Ha ya a
has
also
i t oduced
p ovisio s
fo
g adual
elect ificatio
of
delive y
a d
ide-agg egato
vehicles
u de
the
Ha ya a
Moto
Vehicles
(Ame dme t)
Rules,
2026.

Howeve ,
the
f amewo ks
i
Delhi
a d
Ha ya a
do
ot
i clude
a
welfa e-fu d
co t ibutio
equivale t
to
the
2
pe
ce t
levy
p oposed
i
Maha asht a.

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