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SPOTLIGHT: A TALE OF TWO TAXIS

Goa Taxi App has been operational at the Manohar International Airport (MIA), Mopa since the last six months after its soft launch. More than 500 tourist taxi operators have already joined the app and are satisfied with its performance. So far, the app has served approximately 30,000 tourists. We will see that this taxi service is offered not only along the coastal belts but also near industrial estates, to encourage carpooling
“ Rohan Khaunte, Tourism minister

Goa Taxi App, which was “launched with much fanfare”, has evoked a poor response due to the high rates.
GoaMiles is doing a fantastic job. The Goa Taxi App unfortunately had comparatively high rates and people are not willing to join it. The idea was to generate jobs to our local youth. But we don’t see much response
“ Mauvin Godinho, Transport minister

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SPOTLIGHT: Wary of app-based service, local taximen fear business may slip out of their hands

Say govt didn’t take us into confidence, vow to fight till end

THE GOAN NETWORK
Published Sep 24, 2023, 1:15 AM IST
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PANAJIUpset with the launch of the “Goa Taxi App”, the traditional taxi operators are apprehensive but are not willing to give up without a fight as they made their stand clear to oppose app-based taxis and defend their turf, come what may.Finding themselves pushed to a corner, a section of the taxi owners are seething with anger for being ignored and accused the government of trying to finish the only tourism-related taxi business dominated by the locals.“They (the…

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