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Goa CM Manohar Parrikar Launches New App-Based Taxi Service 'GoaMiles': Details
Goa CM Manohar Parrikar Launches New App-Based Taxi Service 'GoaMiles': Details, Features
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar on 8th August 2018, flagged off the Goa Tourism Development Corporation's app-based taxi service 'GoaMiles' in Panaji.
The app-based taxi service, called ‘GoaMiles’, would ensure that commuters are not cheated and at the same time would increase the earnings of taxi drivers by ‘two to three’ times.
The ‘GoaMiles’ service is aimed at bringing about transparency in fares for the customers.
The launch was, however, marred by protests from drivers of yellow-and-black cabs who claimed that the government had not taken them into confidence before launching the service.
The Goamiles app will provide the convenience of booking a taxi immediately upon arrival in the Goa state at reasonable and the government approved rates.
The Goamiles app comes with an inbuilt ‘Panic’ button in the app, similar to Uber and Ola in order to ensure that the safety of passengers is not compromised. Also, there is a set of Do’s & Don’ts for drivers which will be monitored by Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) through random checks.
The Goamiles app can be downloaded from Google Play Store and Apple Store.
