Soon, save money on fuel while driving: Carpooling service to be allowed for individual car owners as well

By promoting shared mobility, the government wants to reduce the number of vehicles on the roads. Carpooling is an arrangement through which people can share their traveling journey with other people and reduce their expenses. Under this new system, private car owners can also pool their cars to take other passengers with them, similar to Ola and Uber.

The road transport ministry has issued necessary guidelines regarding this carpooling initiative. According to the drafted guidelines, the carpooling system will work on the principle of no profit- no loss method. This means, only the cost or car owner can be charged from another passenger.

This initiative of mobility sharing can help in the following targets:

1. Reduce road congestion in cities

2. Dealing with the traffic jam situation

3. The decrease in pollution level

4. Increase in income of the states by making shared mobility a success.

The private car owners can only do four pooling services in a day. Private car owners who want to provide a shared carpooling service must follow the mandatory rule of 'Know your customers'. Carpooling service will be provided through a mobile app and the private car owner will have to give full details of any ride on the app after completing the KYC norm.

Although carpooling apps like Quick Ride are already in place, there are no proper guidelines regarding carpooling till date. The government has already prepared draft guidelines that will soon be uploaded on the website for public suggestion, opinions, and feedback.