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Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik on Tuesday (April 1) said the Cabinet has approved the proposal of E-bike taxi in the state. The Cabinet said the companies will have a minimum of 50 bikes and the distance limit has been capped at 15 kms as of now. He said e-bikes with a proper partition between front and pillion riders and a roof cover for monsoons will be allowed to ferry people.
Security and affordable tariffs will be the priority, the minister said. "Children of autorickshaw and taxi drivers affiliated with government-certified corporations and boards can apply for e-bike taxis. They would be given aid of ₹10,000, and they can raise the remaining funds through loans," he said.
He said the initiative will create more than 10,000 jobs in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and another 10,000 in the rest of the state. "This move is to boost e vehicles in Maharashtra. We have today approved the policy and have deliberated upon revenue models," he said.
The fare system and other modalities are yet to be decided. The Maharashtra government, under former Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, had sanctioned bike taxis in June 2024, but the cabinet approved it now..
