Goemkarponn Desk
PANAJI: Taxi Operators today has demanded with the state government to defer fitting of digital meters for the next three months.
“This is a time of Pandemic and people are suffering; today was last day to submit suggestions for the same via email but there seems to be an issue sending email; I urge government to defer fitment of meter for next 3 months,” said a taxi operator
He further said that incase any funds have been received from the central government for installation of meters should be used to procurement of oxygen and other essential services to save lives of people.
“Once the situation is good, let us all sit together and then start installation of meters’” he added
The taxi operators have said that their agitation against app based taxi services is still on and will continue until state government scraps Goa Miles.
Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho had said that for the first six months, the state government will bear the cost of installing the meters, in about 20,000 taxis, which will cost Rs 34 crore, he said.
“The move is aimed at not burdening taxi drivers “suffering because of steep rise in fuel prices”, he said.
The transport minister also said that resisting installation of digital meters or failure to charge by the meter may lead to cancellation of taxi permits.
