New Delhi: If you are planning to commute using Ola, Uber or Rapido on Saturday, your travel plans could be disrupted. Drivers associated with these app-based ride-hailing platforms have called for a nationwide strike on February 7.
The protest is being called the ‘All India Breakdown’ and drivers are set to switch off their ride-hailing apps simultaneously.
The Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU) and other national labour bodies have joined hands to organise the strike. TGPWU took to X to announce the protest: “App-based transport workers across India will observe an All India Breakdown on 7 Feb 26. No minimum fares. No regulation. Endless exploitation.”
What’s behind the call for strike
TGPWU has addressed a letter to Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari. In the letter, the union highlighted what it dubbed as “long-pending and unresolved issues” faced by app-based transport workers nationwide.
According to the union, since there is no government-fixed fare structure for riders working for Ola, Uber, Rapido, Porter and other aggregators operating autos, cabs and bike taxis, the companies decide fares on their own.
Hon’ble @nitin_gadkari ji, @MORTHIndia @Ponnam_INC App-based drivers and riders across India demand government-notified minimum base fares for #Ola, #Uber, #Rapido #Porter other aggregators, as mandated under Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines, 2025. pic.twitter.com/epMHtJKOXS
— Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (@TGPWU) February 1, 2026
The letter said due to this, there’s “severe income insecurity, exploitation, and unsustainable working conditions for millions of transport workers”.
The union asked the government to “act now”. It underlined that lakhs of app-based drivers are forced into poverty while aggregator firms are earning profits.
What are the demands
The drivers also put up a list of demands before the government. In the letter, the union pointed to the Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines, 2025, stating that these guidelines need regulatory supervision, clear fare systems and safeguards for driver livelihoods.
The demands include immediate notification of minimum base fares by the Central and state governments for app-based transport services, including autos, cabs, bike taxis and other aggregator-based services. The letter said that these fares should be finalised after consultation with recognised driver and worker unions, as mandated under the Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines, 2025.
The union also demanded a strict ban on the use of private, non-commercial vehicles for commercial passenger and goods transport, or the mandatory conversion of such vehicles into the commercial category, in line with the Motor Vehicles Act, the Aggregator Guidelines, 2025, and related rules.