Pune News : State government bans use of non-transport vehicles as transport vehicles
Pune: The state government has passed an order banning the use of non-transport vehicles (including two wheelers, three wheelers and four wheelers) as transport vehicles to ensure the road safety of the general public and passengers at large in the state.
The notification issued by the Maharashtra Government states, “It is observed that, use of non-transport vehicles (including two wheelers, three wheelers and four wheelers) as transport vehicles is on the rise enormously and raises serious practical and security concerns of the passengers and which may cause serious threat to the road safety of general public and passengers, at large.”
“And whereas, the number of vehicles registered in the non-transport category is very large, therefore the non-transport vehicles registered outside the State of Maharashtra may also be used for the purpose of vehicle aggregation and may affect the economic viability of the vehicles operating on valid permits in the State of Maharashtra,” the notification states.
“This decision of the Maharashtra government is being welcomed by all the employees of the automobile business in Maharashtra. The decision was badly needed as the livelihood of drivers operating autos in the state, was affected,” said Dr Keshav Nana Shirsagar, Baghtoy Rickshawwala Union.
The decision comes after Bombay High Court had ordered the Maharashtra Government to give clarification and rebuked it for not framing a policy for taxi aggregators. On which, Maharashtra government stated that a committee has been set up to formulate the guidelines for bike taxis in the state.
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