UBER

.dEC 2014

Uber came up as a transport enabling service,serving across global cities , from a location in San F'risco ,US. This  " E-Cab " is like what is E-tail to kirana store, .Initiatives as these  has   positives for the customer ,provided they are regulated  for consumer protection.Alert babus of Fin ministry had put their acumen to work,anticipating issues of unaccounted money transfers in Uber.But the story ends there.

        The MHA today advises a ban of this service ,for want of both knowledge and application of mind. The minister of transport feels banning solves no basic problems of passenger safety.Like their fellow mandarins  in  MoFinance, why were those in Home and Transport, not as shrewd and proactive. Had they used their wisdom, the rules and systems guiding the plying of services as these would have been set, to be fine tuned over time .There is a lot more that babus  could be doing , using foresight and experience ,than roll out ban orders. This serves nobody.That said,the way we fall for Apps, we seem to be  more sensitive to technology, than safety of women.