Next time you book an Ola, Uber or Rapido, your finger won’t hover over “confirm trip” while your eyes water at the exorbitant surge pricing. The Maharashtra government on Saturday released draft rules for cab aggregators, capping surge pricing at 1.5 times the RTO’s base fare. Discounts have also been capped at 25 per cent.

Although not made into a rule yet the draft has suggestions — such as charging no more than Rs 800 for Bandra-to-Andheri rides. Drivers, on the other hand, have been assured of a bigger slice of the pie — at least 80 per cent of the fare under surge models, and 95 per cent under the convenience fee model. Currently, drivers only get 50 per cent under both models.