The process of making women feel safer while taking taxis in the city seems to be moving along at a snail’s pace. Nearly two months after the Mumbai police began the drive following the Uber rape case in early December, they have managed to carry out the verification of only 1,300 taxi drivers a figure which is less than 3% of the 45,000-odd taxis in the city.

The city has around 45,000 taxis. Officials say verifying the antecedents of the driver is a time-consuming process. File pic