Bike taxi aggregators pin hope on new guidelines by Centre to resume services

BENGALURU: Will the bike taxi ban be revoked in Karnataka, has become a million dollar question now, especially after the Union government’s guidelines permitting aggregation of non-transport motorcycles for passenger journey.

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) on July 1 released its Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines (MVAG) 2025 which permits the aggregation of non-transport (personal) motorcycles for passenger journey. Bike taxi aggregators are pinning their hopes on the recent guidelines, hoping that this will convince the state government to revoke the ban on bike taxis.