India 's Ministry of Transport , Transport and Highways has formulated a set of guidelines for the taxi industry , including ride - hailing services Uber and Ola . The regulations include ensuring the accuracy of algorithms by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Services , caps on pricing at peak and off - peak hours , although the document does not specify when they are , and a mandate for a security firewall to protect user privacy . However , it is down to each Indian state to implement the guidelines , giving Uber and Ola some room to push back .
India's Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways has formulated a series of guidelines for the taxi industry, including ride-hailing services Uber and Ola. The regulations include auditing the accuracy of algorithms by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, caps on pricing at peak and off-peak hours, although the document does not state when they are, and a mandate for a security firewall to protect user data. However, it is down to each Indian state to apply the guidelines, giving Uber and Ola some room to push back.