Over 50,000 People Left Jobless By Delhi Govt’s New Policy?

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Delhi Govt's Aggregator Policy left 50,000+ bike taxi drivers unemployed, claims Bike Taxi Union

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The Union said that the new policy only allows only fully-electric bike taxis on the roads.

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The Union compared Delhi Govt to big corporations, stating that this policy is very similar to the mass layoffs done by Amazon and Facebook.

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The Association claimed that despite numerous appeals to authorities, no action was taken on bike taxi drivers' grievances.

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They added that 4,000 drivers appealed before the LG office in October, and the policy was drafted without their input.

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The Association claimed that bike taxi drivers neither have the money to buy ebikes nor are there EVs available in the market.

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The drivers said harsh measures such as allowing only EV bike taxis in the national capital would snatch away their livelihoods.

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