India, May 28 -- The Goa government has released the draft guidelines that would enable app-based taxi aggregators to extend their services in the state, upsetting the state's taxi unions.

The government has asked stakeholders to send their comments on the guidelines by June 30. The draft guidelines were notified on May 20.

"The government's guidelines are very loosely defined and prompt a fear that people from across the country will come here and start operating taxis," said Sunil Naik, the president of the north and south Goa Taxi Owners Association.

The unions say the draft guidelines was an attempt to corporatise the taxi sector.

"These guidelines are not acceptable to us and threaten our livelihood," he said. "We are self-made p...