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Chandigarh Suspends Ola’s Aggregator Licence for Six Months

Officials said repeated lapses on driver insurance, training and a prepaid subscription fare model prompted the transport authority to invoke Rule 17, barring Ola’s services in the Union Territory.

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Overview

  • The Chandigarh State Transport Authority ordered a six-month suspension of ANI Technologies’ aggregator licence with immediate effect, preventing Ola from operating cab and bike taxi services in the city.
  • The authority’s order lists multiple complaints about failures to provide driver health and term insurance, to deliver required driver training, and to follow notified fare rules.
  • A compliance committee that inspected the local address in May found the Chandigarh office vacated, and officials say the company did not attend a key May review meeting or file a substantive reply to a show-cause notice under Rule 17.
  • Drivers have been told not to accept Ola bookings in Chandigarh and officials warned that vehicles operating on the platform may be challaned and impounded while enforcement teams monitor compliance and advise commuters to use registered alternatives.
  • The move applies Chandigarh’s new 2025 Aggregator Rules to a licence granted under central guidelines in 2024, and it could disrupt local mobility and driver incomes while inviting possible legal or compliance responses from the company.