Kaski, May 17 -- Gandaki Province enforced guidelines to regulate ride-hailing companies on Tuesday while Bagmati is reviewing a draft regulation to bring the services under provincial oversight and taxation.

A draft of new ride-sharing guidelines currently under discussion in the Bagmati provincial parliamentary committee proposes monitoring of software developed by private companies, including real-time access to ride data.

The proposed rules would allow provincial authorities to access the ride-sharing platforms' backend systems, granting them visibility into pick-up and drop-off locations, fare amounts, and other ride details.

This is to bring ride-sharing companies under taxation, said an official at the Bagmati provincial Ministr...