The Maharashtra Government has withheld permits to new auto-rickshaws, as a new policy for the auto-rickshaw operations is being prepared.
Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik told medic persons in Mumbai, that frequent traffic jams in major cities including Mumbai due to very high number of auto-rickshaws. In Maharashtra about 14 lakh auto-rickshaw permits have been issued. The Transport Department has received several complaints which include more than one permit in the same family, permits issued illegally to Bangladeshi nationals, permits issued illegally etc. In an effort to make the system more transparent, new rules are being framed. The decision to withhold issuing new permits is temporary. After the new policy permits will be issued based on requirements in any particular region.
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