App-based cab services in Jaipur are disrupted. The Times of India reported that drivers working on Ola, Uber and Rapido have gone on an indefinite strike over the cost of compulsory vehicle location tracking devices. Commuters are waiting 15 to 20 minutes to book a ride, even after paying an extra 20 to 40 rupees a trip, because fewer cabs are available on the apps.
The Krantikari Taxi Drivers' Union claims to represent around 30,000 cab drivers in Jaipur. That is the union's figure, not an official count. It alleges that a lack of competition among authorised vendors in Rajasthan has pushed prices up. Drivers put the cost at about 5,000 to 7,000 rupees in other states and about 25,000 rupees in Rajasthan, and allege that one company has been given control of sale and installation. Those prices are the drivers' figures.
The demand
Sanjay Singh, the association's president, put the demand in these words. "Our main demand is that the govt reduce VLTDs' prices which affect around 30,000 Jaipur cab drivers. Cars are not given fitness certificates without them either."
The devices are intended to track vehicles in real time and to improve passenger safety. Drivers are not opposing that requirement. They want the state government to bring installation costs down and to increase the number of authorised vendors. Transport department officials refused to comment.
The court direction
On 13 May 2026 the Supreme Court directed the states and Union Territories that no public service vehicle is to receive a fitness certificate under section 56 of the Motor Vehicles Act, or a permit under section 66, without a verified vehicle location tracking device and emergency buttons, recorded on Vahan. The direction was given in S. Rajaseekaran v Union of India. Supreme Court record of 13 May 2026