PANJIM: In an attempt to smoothen the taxi business, which is embroiled in a series of controversies over various irregularities, Tourism Department is launching an app which will help tourists get taxis by clicking on their mobile phones.
Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar met with members of the Tourist Taxi Owners Association along with officials of Tourism and Transport Department to resolve the issues before the commencement of the fresh tourist season.
Speaking to Herald, Parulekar said the app will be launched before October and the taxi owners association has asked to furnish data of all taxis so that every tourist taxi is registered on the app.
The app will showcase all the tourist taxi information, including contact number, car registration number and the photo of driver, and at a click the tourist will get information of tourist taxis within a radius of five kms from his location.
Parulekar said that the approved fare charge which is Rs 18 per km will be made compulsory to all tourist taxis. He said that the rate chart will be displayed at all tourist taxi counters, hotels, residencies, resorts .
