The Maharashtra Government has launched a Marathi language learning programme for auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers across the state. Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik said around 4,500 teachers will ...

Licenses will not be cancelled solely on the grounds that a driver does not know the language, said the state government.

Mumbai: Transport minister Pratap Sarnaik has announced a statewide Marathi language education drive for non-Marathi ...

Amid escalating debate over the mandatory use of the Marathi language in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday emphasised that while pride in one's mother tongue is essential, the st ...

The booklet, titled ‘Maharashtra is my state… Marathi is my language!’, has been brought out with the assistance of Marathi litterateurs and language experts. It contains simple Marathi phrases common ...

To help non-Marathi-speaking drivers learn the language, the state government will set up Marathi language study centres at ...

Union leaders said the free classes were aimed at helping drivers learn basic conversational Marathi so that they could communicate more effectively with passengers and comply with the state ...

In a major push to promote the Marathi language, the Maharashtra government has made it compulsory for all rickshaw and taxi ...

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 ...

Mira-Bhayandar held a Marathi learning workshop for non-Marathi auto drivers after 565 were found unable to speak the local ...

Mumbai: Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik on Monday rejected claims made by some auto rickshaw and taxi unions regarding the compulsory use of Marathi for auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers.

MUMBAI: Maharashtra transport minister Pratap Sarnaik has drawn a firm line for autorickshaw drivers across the state: learn practical Marathi by August 15 or risk losing licence and badge. The ...