The government issues guidelines requiring cab aggregators to stop displaying “advance tips” prompts before rides begin, saying tipping by passengers must be voluntary and only offered after the journey is complete. The directive is aimed at ride-hailing platforms that show tipping requests earlier in the trip flow.
According to reporting, the Ministry notes tipping prompts on some aggregator interfaces and links the guidance to a specific clause stating that passengers may tip drivers voluntarily only post-ride. The outlets describe the move as a crackdown on pre-ride tipping features rather than a ban on tipping itself.
While both sources agree on the core policy—ending pre-ride prompts and reinforcing voluntary, post-journey tipping—they differ in emphasis. Business Line frames it as a crackdown after the Ministry takes note of the prompts, while Mint focuses on the interpretation of the guideline clause and the reported instructions to aggregators to remove pre-ride prompt displays.
