HC directs Rajasthan Govt to encourage ride-hailing apps to have 15% women drivers in 6 months

The Rajasthan High Court has directed the State Government to encourage app-based ride-hailing platforms to have at least 15% women drivers within six months.

He also directed that the target be increased to 25% in the next two to three years.

“Platforms must offer female passengers the option to choose a female driver as their first choice,” the court said in its ruling.

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The directions were issued as part of Justice Ravi Chirania’s detailed 35-point order, which called cybercrime an “unstoppable and rapidly growing threat” and called for urgent structural reforms in the State’s cyber policing framework.

The court asked the government to set up a Rajasthan Cyber ​​Crime Control Center on the lines of the Union Government’s Indian Cyber ​​Crime Coordination Center (I4C). The court observed that despite the creation of the post of Director-General of Cybercrime in 2024, the State “does not yet have an adequate system” to investigate or respond to digital crimes.

The court also directed that all workers operating in Rajasthan be brought under a formal registration system at the office of the Director General of Cyber ​​Crime. From February 1, 2026, workers will be required to wear a uniform or comply with the dress code and carry an ID card with a QR code to be displayed on request.

The Rajasthan High Court also made it mandatory for gig workers to register with the State Transport Department, making it mandatory for them to drive vehicles with commercial number plates.

Among other important directives, the Supreme Court has directed telecom authorities to conduct stringent verification before issuing a fourth SIM card to any person. He also asked the government to closely monitor dead or inactive bank accounts and make physical KYC verification mandatory for them.

Banks and financial institutions have been told to suspend or deny internet banking services to accounts flagged as suspicious or accounts with annual transactions below ₹50,000 in the last three years.