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How to start a taxi business in India: permits and cost

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A July 2026 guide to attaching cabs to Uber, Ola or Rapido versus running your own app: each cab needs a contract carriage permit, a driver with a PSV badge and police verification, and an AIS-140 tracker with panic button; aggregators pay drivers at least 80% of the fare on driver-owned vehicles.

  • You need no aggregator licence to attach cabs to Uber or Ola; the platform holds it.
  • An All India Tourist Permit costs roughly Rs 20,000 to 30,000 a year per cab.
  • Budget Rs 5,000 to 10,000 per cab for the AIS-140 tracker.
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