Surge pricing has become a hot topic of debate after the Delhi government's 'Odd-even' rule came into effect.

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Earlier this month, after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal warned of stern action against taxi app service providers such as Uber and Ola, both the companies revoked the practice temporarily. Once the second season of 'odd-even' scheme came to an end, Uber went back to surge pricing, a move that was not well-received by Kejriwal. He tweeted:

While the app-based taxi aggregators and Delhi government battle it out, customers have been wondering whether the benefit of surge pricing goes to the drivers or to the company. In a bid to settle the matter once and for all, an Uber-customer, Deepak Abbot, signed up to become an Uber driver to find answers to the myth surrounding surge-pricing.

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