No prohibition on carpooling, get a license, says the transport minister for Karnataka
Ramalinga Reddy, the transport minister for Karnataka, stated on Monday that carpooling is not prohibited in Bengaluru but added that app aggregators must obtain licenses. After the Karnataka BJP questioned the prohibition, claiming that carpooling eases traffic in the city, Reddy provided clarification.
Bengaluru has a law that forbids carpooling and imposes fines of up to 10,000.
Bengaluru Police on traffic jam: People who drive their own cars should wait in line
The Karnataka government said on Saturday that offenders will face fines of up to 10,000.
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