Volume : VIII, Issue : V, May - 2019

Account of E Rikshaw Regularization Policy in New Delhi.

Samreen Sultan

Abstract :

Battery rickshaws are small public transport vehicles that typically transport passengers to and from metro stations for a small fare. In 2010, there were a few dozen in New Delhi; by 2014, estimates put their numbers at around 100,000. Despite their proliferation, the process of constructing an appropriate regulatory framework has been lengthy, antagonistic and dysfunctional, prompting the use of the term “crisis”1. This paper iefly discusses the negative perceptions of battery rickshaws in New Delhi, which focus on the idea of informality. Moreover, it gives an account of the history of the “crisis”. Thereafter, the last section identifies two factors which, it argues, are significant causes of this “crisis” : a) the polycentric nature of urban policy making b) the lack of data upon which to base decisions. The research would support other forms of research where detailed proposals are to be framed for creating a comfortable city with increased options for last mile connectivity in a city. The research would lead to the acknowledgement of the key principles for regularization of light motor vehicles in urban settings that can be perceived as helpful to e–rikshaw drivers, local public, government, urban and transport planners.

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ACCOUNT OF E RIKSHAW REGULARIZATION POLICY IN NEW DELHI., Samreen Sultan PARIPEX‾INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-5 | May-2019

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