New Delhi, July 1 -- The ministry of road transport & highways (MoRTH) has issued fresh guidelines laying out a framework for states to permit the use of non-transport (privately registered) motorcycles for passenger journeys through aggregators like Rapido, Ola, and Uber.

The guidelines, issued on 1 July, said, "The state government may allow aggregation of non-transport motorcycles for journeys by passengers as shared mobility through aggregators, resulting in reduced traffic congestion and vehicular pollution, along with providing,inter alia, affordable passenger mobility, hyperlocal delivery, and creating livelihood opportunities."

The guidelines added that states may impose fees on aggregators-daily, weekly, or fortnightly-for issu...