New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee has signed the ordinance on e-rickshaws which will regularise and allow them to operate in the National Capital Region (NCR).
The President signed the ordinance after consulting Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari who explained the urgency of lifting the ban on e-rickshaws in the capital.
The government in October last year had notified the rules for plying of e-rickshaws and making driver's licence mandatory for operating them.
The government then made minor amendments to the Motor Vehicles Act, which was passed in the Lok Sabha in the current winter session, but could not be passed in the Rajya Sabha.
The maximum speed limit has been set at 25 kmph.
The President signed the ordinance after consulting Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari who explained the urgency of lifting the ban on e-rickshaws in the capital.
The government in October last year had notified the rules for plying of e-rickshaws and making driver's licence mandatory for operating them.
The government then made minor amendments to the Motor Vehicles Act, which was passed in the Lok Sabha in the current winter session, but could not be passed in the Rajya Sabha.
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The maximum speed limit has been set at 25 kmph.
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