Mumbai, April 10: A sweeping verification drive targeting auto rickshaw and taxi drivers in Mira Road and Bhayandar has put ...

Maharashtra mandates Marathi for auto and taxi drivers from May 1, enforcing language proficiency tests to improve ...

While the government calls it enforcement of existing language norms, opposition parties and unions have criticised the ...

A pilot drive in Mira Bhayandar is testing drivers’ Marathi skills and documents, raising concerns over livelihoods and enforcement clarity.

Maharashtra has begun testing Marathi skills of auto and taxi drivers in Mira-Bhayandar, alongside permit and domicile checks ...

Maharashtra mandates Marathi test and strict permit checks for taxi and auto drivers in Mira Bhayandar, with statewide rollout likely after May 1 report.

In recent years, language has emerged as a sensitive and widely debated issue across several states in India. There have been ...

Maharashtra has launched a major verification drive for auto and taxi drivers, beginning in Mira Bhayandar, where permits, domicile certificates and Marathi language skills are being examined.

MUMBAI: With the May 1 deadline for testing the Marathi proficiency of auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers drawing near, the state ...

Drivers who do not clear a basic Marathi test, including reading signboards, writing simple sentences and holding conversations, risk losing their licences.

Mumbai: For Ramesh Bind, driving an autorickshaw in Mumbai for the past eleven years has been the only way to support his ...

MUMBAI: Permits and domicile certificates of over 12,000 registered auto and taxi drivers operating in Mira Road and Bhayandar are being scrutinised by RTO in batches to ascertain their authenticity; ...