Centre Issues Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines To Regulate Shared Mobility And Reduce Traffic Congestion And Pollution

The Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines 2020 ("Guidelines") were issued on 27 November 2020 as per the requirements and provisions of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 ("Amendment Act") and further as per the amended Section 93 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 ("Motor Vehicles Act") which provided that while issuing the license to an aggregator, the state governments may follow such Guidelines as may be issued by the Central Government. The Guidelines have been formulated with an aim to regulate shared mobility and reduce traffic congestion and pollution. These Guidelines require the state governments to establish a regulatory framework for aggregators to ensure that the aggregators are accountable and responsible for the operations executed by them.