The state plans to frame new rules for public transport aggregators likeOlaand Uber inMaharashtraand a committee is likely to be appointed by month-end to draft the guidelines, a senior official from state transport department told TOI on Wednesday.
The guidelines will be aimed at bringing all driver partners under the ambit of the so that they could be prosecuted for non-compliance.
Sources said the new rules may have a new cap on surge pricing, thereby keeping in check abnormally high fares being charged at present. Riders had taken to Social Media over the past one year to highlight some of the fares which were over Rs 1,000 per trip for travel within the city.