Archive · 5 Sep 2026
Maharashtra Orders Statewide Crackdown On Scrap Passenger Autorickshaws
Maharashtra is checking autorickshaws that carry passengers.
Some of these vehicles were declared scrap and are not legally allowed to operate.
Officials will inspect rickshaws across the state.
They will look for forged documents and vehicles that do not meet safety rules.
The checks will continue until October 5.
Rickshaws breaking the rules may be fined or face other action.
The government says passenger safety is its top priority.
A rickshaw union leader said many scrap vehicles are still operating and affecting drivers’ livelihoods.
Maharashtra has ordered a statewide drive against scrap-declared and unauthorised autorickshaws carrying passengers.
The campaign will continue until October 5, with Regional Transport Offices required to submit action-taken reports.
Officials will inspect vehicles, impose penalties and pursue administrative or legal action against violators.
Authorities will investigate reused scrap vehicles, forged registration documents and safety-standard violations.
Union leader Shashank Rao claimed about two lakh scrap autorickshaws operate across Maharashtra, including nearly one lakh in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.
- Who
- The Maharashtra Transport Department, Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik, Regional Transport Offices and Motor Vehicles Department officials are leading the drive; rickshaw union representatives also raised concerns.
- What
- A special statewide crackdown is targeting scrap-declared and other unauthorised autorickshaws carrying passengers.
- When
- The campaign will continue until October 5; the year was not specified.
- Where
- Across Maharashtra, including locations in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region identified by the rickshaw union.
- Why
- The drive follows complaints about scrapped and illegal autorickshaws carrying passengers and is intended to protect passenger safety and enforce transport rules.
- Lead official
- Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik
- Target vehicles
- Scrap-declared and unauthorised autorickshaws carrying passengers
- Scrap definition
- Autorickshaws more than 15 years old and no longer legally permitted to operate, according to the report
- Campaign deadline
- October 5
- Required action
- RTO inspections and action-taken reports
- Investigations
- Reuse of scrap vehicles, forged documents and safety violations
- Estimated scale
- Shashank Rao claimed around two lakh scrap autorickshaws operate across Maharashtra, including nearly one lakh in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region
