page_title: Transport in Delhi
section_title: Taxis
hierarchical_section_title: Transport in Delhi / Intra-city Transport / Road transport / Taxis
caption_attribution_description: English: A CNG propelled radio taxi waiting outside a CNG station in R.K. Puram, (as visible from the photgraph), New Delhi, India
context_page_description: Delhi has significant reliance on its transport infrastructure. The city seeks to develop a highly efficient public transport system with the introduction of the Delhi Metro, which is undergoing a rapid modernization and expansion as of 2006. There are 16.6 million registered vehicles in the city as of 30 June 2014, which is the highest in the world among all cities, most of which do not follow any pollution emission norm, while the Delhi metropolitan region has 11.2 million vehicles. Delhi and NCR lose nearly 42 crore man-hours every month while commuting between home and office through public transport, due to the traffic congestion. Therefore, serious efforts, including a number of transport infrastructure projects, are under way to encourage usage of public transport in the city.
context_section_description: Though easily available, taxis are not an integral part of Delhi public transport. The Indian Tourism Ministry and various private owners operate most taxis. The Tourism Ministry grants private companies permits to operate taxis. Recently, Radio Taxis have started to gain ground in Delhi.  Some companies provide an on-call radio taxi service, which is slightly more expensive than conventional Black and Yellow taxis.
caption: Radio taxi powered by CNG
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