India, Dec. 25 -- The transport ministry (MoRTH) has reportedly made fresh amendments to the Motor Vehicles Aggregators Guidelines, 2025.

As per Economic Times, the new norms mandate cab aggregators to ensure passengers can choose a driver of their same gender. The guidelines also direct mobility platforms to offer an option for female passengers to select a female driver for their journey.

"The app shall include a feature to enable Clause 15.6, wherein a passenger may choose, where available, a driver of the same gender, including an option for female passengers to select a female driver for undertaking a journey," the fresh amendments reportedly read.

In addition, the government also directed cab aggregators to enable voluntary tippi...