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Business Standard's July 2025 report on the Motor Vehicles Aggregator Guidelines 2025, quoting the rule that a driver onboarded with their own vehicle must receive at least 80% of the fare, and the cap on surge pricing at twice the base fare.

Govt permits surge fares of up to 2x base rate for cab aggregators

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  • A driver who owns the vehicle keeps at least 80% of the fare.
  • Surge pricing is capped at 2x the base fare.
  • States adopt the guidelines; check yours.
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Report of the interchange increase from 1 May 2025: Rs 19 per cash withdrawal (previously Rs 17) and Rs 7 per non-financial transaction, which is what an ATM earns per use.

RBI hikes ATM withdrawal fees; higher charges from May 1

From business-standard.com by Business Standard News

  • Your ATM's income is per transaction, so footfall is everything.
  • Use these figures to test the operator's revenue projections.
  • Balance enquiries earn far less than withdrawals.
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A December 2025 analysis of why ATMs are a squeezed business even after the hike to Rs 19: smaller notes and recyclers have raised cash costs, and white label deployers argue the interchange does not cover them.

The ATM interchange conundrum: how to make the channel viable again

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  • Treat projected ATM returns with caution.
  • Rising cash costs fall on the operator and, through the deal, on you.
  • Location footfall decides whether an ATM is worth hosting.
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December 2025 report that the revised Schedule M good manufacturing practice deadline for MSME drug makers (turnover of Rs 250 crore or less) stayed at 31 December 2025, with risk-based inspections from January 2026, when only about 26% of an estimated 6,500 MSME manufacturers had filed upgrade plans.

Health ministry unlikely to extend Schedule M GMP deadline for MSME pharma

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  • A new plant must meet revised Schedule M from day one.
  • Expect risk-based inspections; budget for GMP upgrades, not just the building.
  • Third-party (loan licence) manufacturing depends on the maker's Schedule M compliance.
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