The choice was taken following a communication from the Chief Minister's Workplace (CMO) highlighting a collection of great street accidents involving the Hire-a-Automobile and Hire-a-Bike automobiles, Goa Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho knowledgeable the state meeting in a written reply on Wednesday.
He was responding to a query raised within the Home by Impartial MLA Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco.
Godinho stated many of those incidents have been attributed to rash and negligent driving by vacationers, together with circumstances of driving drunk.
“The matter was deliberated upon intimately throughout the State Transport Authority's (STA) assembly held on February 24, 2025, the place it was unanimously resolved to maintain the issuance of latest Hire-a-Cab licenses in abeyance within the bigger public curiosity,” the minister knowledgeable the Home.
Many vacationers utilizing these automobiles are unfamiliar with native visitors rules and street circumstances, contributing to a rising variety of accident, a few of them deadly, he identified.The state authorities has already issued 10 Hire-a-Cab licenses, below which 6,762 permits have been granted, as per the official figures.Godinho additionally stated the transport division has obtained complaints about personal automobiles being illegally rented out to vacationers.
Clarifying that the suspension isn't a everlasting ban, he stated the federal government will periodically evaluation the scenario, particularly within the context of the upcoming Goa Highway Security Coverage 2025 and different regulatory developments geared toward guaranteeing secure mobility.
“The intent is to undertake a cautious and controlled method that balances tourism progress with public security and sustainable city transport planning,” he added.
