new delhi delhi police is developing a quick response qr code to monitor mobile apps for taxis autorickshaws and public transportation especially for women passenger safety in the capital said ministry of road transport highways said in a national conference safer and convenient taxi operations in india post the nirbhaya incident most of the women in the capital feel insecure using public transport especially in the late hours even the metro rail has become too over crowded forcing people to use private vehicles and public transportthe main aim of the qr code which will be monitored at a control room is to improve security for women using public transportation including cabs during late hours said sanjay beniwal special commissioner of police women safety airport and modernisation delhi police while inaugurating a two day conference on safer and convenient taxi operations in india organised by the institute of road traffic education irte in partnership with ministry of road transport highways government of india it was supported by goodyear india the qr code monitoring system reads the details of the driver and the vehicle and allows a customers entire journey to be tracked the code of conduct is a must to set the minimum taxi industry protocol and standards of customer service these are service standards that can be improved upon by licensed operators drivers and communications networks as they seek to differentiate themselves from other competitors in the commercial passenger vehicle industry the taxi service industry in the country like india is expected to maintain high standards and provide a high quality of service to the person who hires them said trevor wedge former chief driver standards agency united kingdom uk while speaking on the occasion taxi drivers are expected to be professional in their approach to the industry and to drive safely and defensively in all weather and traffic conditions it is in the interest of owners and operators to provide professional training to all drivers to ensure a high quality of service to all customers said dr rohit baluja director irte experts are attending the two day deliberations to discuss codes of practice for taxi operation codes of practice for taxi driver training and licensing safer vehicles comfort cabins and making taxis safe and convenient for passengers women and children differently abled and elderly etauto published on mar 27 2017 at 0535 pm ist telegram facebook copy link be the first one to comment comment now comments comment now read comment 1 all comments post post find this comment offensive choose your reason below and click on the submit button this will alert our moderators to take actions reasons for reporting foul language defamatory inciting hatred against a certain community out of context spam others report join the community of 2m industry professionals subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights analysis download etauto app get realtime updates save your favourite articles scan to download app ministry of road transport highways