Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Maharashtra App-Based Taxi Firms Given Three Months For Driver Verification
Maharashtra is creating new rules for app-based taxi companies.
The companies have three months to give the government information about their drivers.
Officials will check the drivers’ identities, home documents and other papers.
Drivers who qualify may join a state welfare board.
The board can provide benefits to drivers and their families.
Drivers may also need to show practical Marathi language skills.
Eligible drivers will receive badges.
Officials say the rules are meant to improve passenger safety and prevent accidents or criminal incidents.
Maharashtra has given app-based taxi companies three months to submit complete driver details.
The Transport Department will verify drivers’ identities, domicile certificates and other required documents.
Eligible drivers will be enrolled in Maharashtra’s auto-rickshaw and taxi driver-owner welfare board.
Drivers who meet eligibility criteria will receive badges and must demonstrate practical Marathi skills.
The policy aims to improve passenger safety while extending welfare benefits to drivers and their families.
- Who
- Maharashtra Transport Department, app-based taxi companies and their drivers; the meeting was chaired by Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik.
- What
- Taxi companies must submit complete driver details and documents under the Maharashtra Aggregator Policy 2026.
- When
- The companies were given three months; the decision was taken on Wednesday.
- Where
- The review meeting was held at Mantralaya in Mumbai, with regional transport officers joining by video conference.
- Why
- To verify drivers, improve passenger safety and extend welfare benefits to eligible drivers and their families.
- Deadline
- Three months to submit driver details and documents
- Policy
- Maharashtra Aggregator Policy 2026
- Documents
- Domicile certificates and other required records
- Eligibility measures
- Practical Marathi skills and badges for qualifying drivers
- Welfare body
- Dharmaveer Anand Dighe Saheb Maharashtra Auto-Rickshaw and Taxi Driver-Owner Welfare Board
- Companies represented
- Bharat Taxi, Rapido, Uber, Ola, Shalini Cabs and Cityflo
- Stated priority
- Passenger safety, including checks intended to help prevent accidents and criminal incidents