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All India Breakdown: Just a day before the beginning of the new year, gig workers of online shopping platforms went on a nationwide strike. Whose widespread impact was seen in the entire country. Now, on the beginning of Valentine’s Week i.e. on 7th February, drivers of ride platforms like Uber, Ola, Rapido have announced a nationwide strike. Which has been given all India breakdown.

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According to the information, drivers of app-based cab and bike ride services like Uber, Ola and Rapido will shut down their ride-hailing apps as part of a nationwide strike on February 7. Due to which those people who depend on these app-based cabs and bike rides may have to face problems. National labor organizations including Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU) have supported the strike. The organization wrote in the post, “Hon’ble Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) ji, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (@MORTHIndia), Ponnam Prabhakar (@Ponnam_INC) App-based drivers and riders across India demand a minimum base fare fixed by the government for #Ola, #Uber, #Rapido #Porter and other aggregators, as required under the Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines, 2025. Is.”

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Driver organizations allege that there is no minimum fare system fixed by the central government for drivers working on Uber, Ola, Rapido and other aggregator platforms. These app-based cab and bike ride companies decide the fare as per their wish, which makes the earnings of the drivers unstable. He claims that millions of drivers are on the brink of poverty, while platform companies continue to make profits.

Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union, in a letter to Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, has said that due to this system, drivers are facing low income, rising expenses and an insecure future. Their demand is that the central and state governments should fix the minimum base fare for app-based services like cabs, autos and bike taxis. This fare should be decided after consultation with driver unions.

Additionally, there should be strict restrictions on non-commercial vehicles being used for commercial transportation or they should be compulsorily converted into commercial category. Fair structure, commission and incentive system should be made transparent so that the income of drivers can remain stable.