Overview

• Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said the draft will be published by September 10 after the government reviewed inputs from taxi operators.
• Once notified, the new state policy will replace the May draft guidelines for cab aggregators.
• Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte said Goa will not permit Ola or Uber, with MLAs urging a local digital platform and uniform fares.
• The move followed a Friday meeting at Mantralaya involving the chief minister, key ministers, the opposition leader and coastal MLAs.
• Taxi unions said their demands were accepted after a march to the Secretariat calling for scrapping aggregator rules.