Govt plans to define norms for All India Permit Taxis

To tackle situation arising out of ban on diesel taxis, the government plans to define All India Permit (AIP) taxis as those running a minimum of 40 km a day and which are hired on hourly or daily basis apart from covering long routes.
In order to find out a solution in the wake of ban on diesel taxis, a proposal is being worked out to define taxis with AIP which will soon be sent to a high-level committee for approval, a Road Transport and Highways official said.
The proposal that is being prepared may define AIL as taxis running at least 40 km a day which can also be hired on hourly or daily basis besides being hired by offices etc on contractual basis, the official said.

However, a final decision would be taken by a three-member committee appointed by Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari after representatives of taxi and transport operators called on him requesting a policy for taxis.
The committee, headed by Road Transport and Highways Secretary Sanjay Mitra comprises Joint Secretary, Transport Abhay Damle and Delhi Transport Commissioner.
After extending the deadline twice, the Supreme Court had earlier last month refused to give more time to cab operators to convert to CNG and put a ban on diesel cabs in the city from May 1.
The court has exempted taxis with all-India tourist permit (AITP) from switching to CNG if they operate outside NCR.

According to Delhi transport department, about 60,000 taxis are registered in the national capital of which 27,000 run on diesel. Around 2,000 diesel-run taxis had converted into CNG mode in the last two months.