'If you want to work in Maharashtra, you must know basic Marathi': Govt defends language mandate for auto, taxi drivers as Aug 15 deadline looms. (Express Photo) The Maharashtra government has made ...

The move follows the Maharashtra government’s launch of its statewide drive to promote ‘Practical Marathi’ among drivers so ...

Mumbai: The Maharashtra Transport Department will begin a statewide inspection and awareness drive from May 1 to promote basic Marathi among auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers, while also tightening ...

Maharashtra Transport Minister and Chairman of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC), Pratap Sarnaik, has ...

Mumbai: Maharashtra BJP leader Haji Arfat Shaikh has said that auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers across the state will learn basic Marathi within 100 days, amid an ongoing controversy over the ...

Pune: State govt is planning to offer basic Marathi training to autorickshaw and cab drivers who do not speak the language, following its decision to make knowing Marathi mandatory or face possible ...

Sarnaik said demands of autorickshaw and taxi unions to give non-Marathi drivers a fixed time to learn the language were reasonable and are being considered, he said. The minister's comments have come ...

Auto and taxi drivers in Pune are attending basic Marathi classes organized by transport unions to improve communication with ...

Government insists autorickshaw, taxi drivers interacting with passengers must have working knowledge of Marathi; enforcement to be strict. Rickshaw, taxi Unions seek transition period for non-Marathi ...

Drivers of all commercial passenger vehicles in Maharashtra must have a working knowledge of Marathi, Maharashtra transport minister Pratap Sarnaik said on Monday, while warning of strict action ...

MUMBAI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has defended the state government’s decision to make Marathi mandatory for auto and taxi drivers from May 1, 2026, while asserting that any ...