Mumbai:Cityflo management announced on Tuesday that it will “re-apply to govt for a licence under the revised guidelines ” less than a week after state transport minister pratap sarnaik urged private aggregator bus shuttles to wait in line and apply for a state licence to operate in the city.

A senior representative from the Transport Commissioner’s office told a reporter that aggregator bus companies can band together, apply for a licence, and start operating without any problems. However, thus cannot be completed right now.we are presently awaiting the Finalisation and approval of Maharashtra’s aggregator policy and guidance. We can answer a call after the policy is put into effect, “the official stated.

According to a top Cityflo official ,the app- based bus firm has been in close communication with the Government over the aggregator policy since it was first introduced in 2020.All necessary paperwork, including the security deposit demand draft, was turned in,and Cityflo is still completely in compliance with the rules as they change. The source went on to say:” Cityflo appreciates the framework these rules give and support the transport ministry’s strategy. Cityflo will be reapplying under the modified guidelines as a result of the recent government resolution and the update directive, which will take effect on july1. In a similar incident, a top Uber executive met with uber Shuttle operators on Tuesday and reportedly explained “Commercial reasons ” For company’s decision to shut down operation.

Bus association leader Harsh Kotak said:”we were told that Uber was shutting it’s shuttle operations for two reasons – one is financial and another that there is no conducive atmosphere in Maharashtra, Unlike kolkata, and Delhi, to run such shuttle operations…when bus aggregators get licences ,we hope uber shuttle is restarted in Mumbai”.