HC directs Rajasthan govt to encourage ride-hailing apps to have 15 pc women drivers in 6 months

JAIPUR: (Nov 30) The Rajasthan High Court has directed the state government to encourage app-based ride-hailing platforms to have at least 15 per cent women drivers within six months.

It also directed raising the target to 25 per cent over the next two to three years.

The court order also said that platforms must offer women passengers the option to choose a woman driver as their first preference.