The chief minister promptly directed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) authorities to look into the matter. The then engineer-in-chief of the BBMP wrote a letter to the then additional commissioner of police (traffic) on December 20, 2012 to start a prepaid auto counter at Anand Rao Circle and one more at Yeshwantpur Railway Station as per the representation forwarded by the chief minister’s office.
While the official launch is expected next week, some of the riders Moneycontrol spoke to say they were able to book cabs on Namma Yatri for rides within Bengaluru
As of February 29, 2024, 1,351 cases have been registered for refusal to go for hire by Bangalore Traffic Police. The cases constitute nearly 87.89 per cent of last year’s cases. In 2023, cases dropped by around 29% with 1,537 cases registered as against 2,183 cases registered in 2022.
This move will benefit Namma Yatri in raising funds from venture capital investors to develop infrastructure and technology. It will also ease the difficulties involved in running different businesses simultaneously