Delhi Motor Vehicles Licensing of Aggregator (Premium Buses) Scheme, 2023

Delhi, the 26th May, 2023

F. No F(12)/Policy/AS/STA/2016/49928.—In exercise of the powers conferred by Sub Section (3) of Section 67read with Section 93 and clause (41) of Section 2 of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 and in pursuance and compliance of the Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines, 2020 issued vide Notification No. S.O.4251 ( E) dated 26th Nov, 2020 of Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways, Government of India, the Lieutenant Governor of National Capital territory of Delhi hereby publish the draft scheme namely,„(TheDelhi Motor Vehicles Licensing of Aggregator (Premium Buses) Scheme, 2023 for information to all persons likely to be affected thereby and notice is hereby given that said draft scheme will be taken into consideration on or after expiry of 30 days from the date of its publication in Delhi Gazette.

Objections or suggestions in this regard shall be addressed to the Pr. Secretary-Cum-Commissioner (Transport), Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, 5/9 Under Hill Road, Delhi -110054 or on email at [email protected] or [email protected]. DRAFT SCHEME:

(a) It shall be called the “The Delhi Motor Vehicles Licensing of Aggregator (Premium Buses) Scheme, 2023”.

(b) It shall, apply to all premium buses operated under a valid Aggregator license granted by the Transport Department, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi , to operate within the National Capital Territory of Delhi.

(c) It shall come into force with effect from the date of its publication in the official gazette.

 

(1) In this Scheme, unless the context otherwise requires:

• (a) “Act” means the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Central Act 59 of 1988):
• (b) “Appellate Authority” means Secretary, State Transport Authority, Department of Transport, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, for the purpose of entertaining appeal in respect of grant and renewal of license under the said scheme;
• (c) “App” means an electronic interface operated by the License holder or any third party on behalf of the License holder which may be accessed either through a computer resource or a communication device;
• (d) “Competent Authority” means the Deputy Secretary, State Transport Authority, Department of Transport, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi shall grant/renew/suspend/cancel the license, under the provisions of said scheme;
• (e) “License Holder” means a person or entity that holds a license for operation of buses under this scheme as issued by the Transport Department, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi;
• (f) “Passenger Manifest” means a digital record of persons who are likely to travel in a premium bus during the course of a trip and on whose behalf the license holder enters into a contract, express or implied, with the owner of bus, or any person authorized by him for hiring a vehicle as a whole in accordance with this scheme;
• (g) “Permit” means a valid contract carriage permit issued by the Transport Department, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi under Section-74 of Motor Vehicle Act-1988;
• (h) “Premium Bus” means a luxury public service vehicle having seating capacity of more than 12 passengers with the following features:
• Air Conditioner, Wi-Fi, GPS, CCTV, Panic Button, 2 x 2 seats, reclining seats or any other specification / feature as incorporated in the scheme from time to time.
• Any other specifications / conditions as deemed fit under the constrained circumstances will be incorporated time to time by the Transport Department;
• (i) “Stand Fee” means the fee, as prescribed by Transport  Department, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi for using bus queue shelters to pick up and drop passengers;

2) Words and expressions used in this scheme, but not defined herein, shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Act.

(1) License holder shall operate and maintain a fleet of minimum 50 premium buses, to be made operational within 90 days from the day of grant of license.

(2) The requirement for minimum and maximum number of premium buses may be modified by the Competent Authority from time to time, if need arises.

(3) The license holder may, for and on behalf of the passengers, determine potential routes on which the vehicles operated by it shall ply.

Provided that the self-determined potential routes may not be objected by the Traffic Police being the agency authorized to control the Traffic or any other Local Bodies controlling and maintaining the route, if object, the self-determined routes shall stand terminated.

(4) The details of such routes shall be notified on the mobile or web-based application for information to the general public.

(5) No modification/ termination of any route on which the bus is operated shall not be changed by license holder in any case without intimation to the Competent Authority after giving a notice of seven days in advance. The effect of the change of route shall also be informed to the general public by the license holder, through mobile or web-based application.

(6) No such route shall be terminated by the license holder, if an advance booking/confirmation is made for that route provided in case of any exigency to terminate the service the booking amount if obtained in advance shall be returned on the same day to the commuter.

 

(7) The license shall not be granted to any firm or entityeither insolvent, or a blacklisted by any State Transport Authority or Regional Transport Authority of any State or Union Territory of India.

(8) The license holder shall have the corporate or branch office within National Capital Region (NCR) managed by duly authorized representative under intimation to Competent Authority.

(9) The license holder at the time of applying for the license under this scheme shall have the mandatory experience for at least 03 years for operating/managing/ the vehicles in public transport/shared transportation along with following mandatory requirements:-

• (a) a fleet of minimum 100 passenger buses during the last three financial years (each year); or
• (b) a fleet of minimum 1000 passenger cars during the last three financial years (each year); or
• (c) In case of a mixed fleet of passenger cars and buses, the total minimum fleet must be equal to at least 100 buses. For this purpose, 10 cars would be deemed to be equal to 1 bus.

(10) The license holder shall comply with all the applicable provisions prescribed under the Act and Rules framed thereunder either as Central Motor Vehicle Rules-1989 or The  DelhiMotor Vehicle Rules -1993 or of the Information Technology Act, 2000 by submitting an undertaking on non-judicial stamp paper along with the request for issuance of license under this scheme.

(11) The License holder shall possess a Contract Carriage permit in order to regulate the operation and to maintain the discipline on road and in the provisions of Chapter-VIII& XIII of Motor Vehicle Act-1988 read with Chapter-VIII of Delhi Motor Vehicle Rules-1993,shall be applicable on them.

(12) The License holder shall entered into a contract with a permit holder for use of the vehicle of such permit holder in accordance with the provisions of this scheme and such contract shall be for use of the vehicle as a whole and not for a part thereof.

(13) The engagement of the buses shall be at the liberty of the license holder confined to decide the size of the buses in its fleet (Mini / Midi / Standard Size) as per Bus Code All India Standard (AIS) 052.

(1) Any person may make an application for grant of license in the Form 1 appended to this scheme, accompanied by proof of payment with prescribed fee and security deposit as mentioned in Clause- 5 of this scheme, along with following documents:-

• (a) List of all vehicles that propose to engage along with a true copy of valid permit.
• (b) Proof of adequate parking spaces available for all the vehicles.
• (c) The lease agreement must contain specific provision of transfer of effective control and possession of such vehicles in favor of the license holder for a term, at least one year, at a time.
• (d) Copy of Registration Certificate and Insurance of each bus.
• (e) Fitness of the vehicle indicating therein that the CCTV and other mandatory requirements are properly installed in the bus.
• (f) Undertaking in non-judicial stamp paper with regard to regulate the operation and to maintain the discipline on road and to bring within the ambit of provisions of Chapter- VIII& XIII of Motor Vehicle Act 1988 read with Chapter-VIII of The Delhi Motor Vehicle Rules 1993, the possession of the Contract Carriage permit is required.

(2) Upon receipt of such application, the acknowledgement shall be issued online.

(3) The Competent Authority after satisfying himself that all the necessary requirements and documents found in order, shall either grant the license within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of application or in case of any discrepancy the information in this regard shall be conveyed to the applicant for fulfillment.

(4) No application for grant/renewal of license shall be rejected without giving a reasonable opportunity of being heard to the applicant.

(5) The licence shall be valid for a period of five years.

(6) The renewal of the license is not automatic and not available as a matter of right of the license holder and would be subject to satisfactory compliances with the Scheme and taking into account the safety records, consumer satisfaction, and overall quality of service of the license holder, along with any other parameter(s) that may be considered relevant by the Competent Authority.

(7) The license holder shall submit an application for renewal of the licence in Form 1 appended with the fee as mentioned in the Clause-5 challan clearance certificate from Enforcement Branch and Delhi Traffic Police.

(8) The application for renewal of license shall be made not less than 90 days before the date of its expiry. However, Competent Authority may entertain and application for the renewal of the license after the last date, if it is satisfied that the applicant was prevented by good and sufficient cause from making an application within the time specified, subject to payment of fees as prescribed in clause 10 (4) of the Scheme.

(9) The license shall be renewed for a period of five years from the date of expiry of the license.

(1) The applications accompanied with the Fee and Security Deposit as mentioned below shall be considered for granting the license:

S. No.	Particulars	Amount(In Rs.)
1.	Grant of license	5,00,000
2.	Renewal of license	2,500
3.	Issue of duplicate license	2,500
4.	For noting change of Address of the licensee	2,500

S. No.	Particulars	Amount(In Rs.)
1.	Upto 100 buses	1,00,000
2.	Upto 1000 buses	2,50,000
3.	More than 1000 buses	5,00,000

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