Maharashtra Transport Department

The private passenger bus that met with an accident early on Saturday in Maharashtra's Buldhana district, in which 25 passengers were charred to death, was less than four years old, an official of the state transport department said.

Electric vehicles (EV) accounted for nearly 15 percent of all vehicles sold in Delhi in March, with a total of 7,926 EVs, both four-wheelers and two-wheelers. According to the transport department, 1.12 lakh EVs have been sold under the Delhi Electric Vehicles Policy that was implemented in 2020.

According to recent data posted by Automotive insights and analytics provider, Jato Dynamics India, Maharashtra led the charts with regards to the highest new vehicle registrations in FY2021. The data, which is claimed to have been sourced from the transport department's Vahan portal, shows that 2,82,330 vehicles were registered in Maharashtra betw...

The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) Maharashtra has announced raising Rs. 10 lakh to support the State Transport Department in the fight against the second wave of the coronavirus.

The Maharashtra State Transport Department recently announced that all new private vehicle registrations will be cancelled until May 1, 2021, due to the lockdown imposed amidst rising COVID-19 cases.

Due to the state-wide lockdown, no new private cars or two-wheelers will be registered in Maharashtra till May 1, 2021. The transport department has also decided to cancel learner's licence and permanent driving licence tests until further notice.

The Maharashtra Regional Transport Office (RTO) has resumed the registration of vehicles and issuing driving licences in the state. The Transport Commissioner's office issued a circular on June 16, 2020, to resume operations across its 50 offices across the state, and will resume services including issuing licences, secondary licencing, vehicle reg...

Six "shramik (worker) special" trains, carrying migrants, students and others stranded by the coronavirus lockdown, departed from Kerala, Telangana, Maharashtra and Rajasthan on Friday. The trains, bound for Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, were organised on request from the respective states, Railways said in a st...

Maharashtra transport department has decided to install roof-top indicators on new "black-and-yellow" taxis registered in Mumbai from February 1, an official said on Monday.

In a first, the Maharashtra transport department revoked licenses of 918 auto-rickshaw drivers in Mumbai and neighbouring Thane city for refusing fare, an official said on Wednesday.

In a bid to curb the incessant honking, NGO Awaaz Foundation has partnered with Maharashtra's transport department, Rickshawmen's Union and the Mumbai Police for a unique initiative - HornVrat.

The Delhi government's transport department has put on hold its decision of making speed governors mandatory for cabs operating in the national capital. Last week, the department had made installation of speed governors in taxis and cabs mandatory following the Union Road Transport Ministry's recent notification.

The Maharashtra government today decided to regulate the app-based taxi services in the state to ensure affordable travel for commuters. Transport Minister Diwakar Raote told reporters in Mumbai that Maharashtra City Taxi Regulations 2017 will be implemented in the state.

Maharashtra State Government has now mandated the use of helmets for pillion riders. According to a circular issued by the State Transport Department, the Bombay High Court has ordered that two-wheeler pillion riders will now have to wear helmets in Maharashtra.

Two-wheeler pillion riders too will now have to wear helmets in Maharashtra with the state Transport department on Saturday issuing a circular to this effect as per the orders of the Bombay High Court.

The private passenger bus that met with an accident early on Saturday in Maharashtra's Buldhana district, in which 25 passengers were charred to death, was less than four years old, an official of the state transport department said.

Electric vehicles (EV) accounted for nearly 15 percent of all vehicles sold in Delhi in March, with a total of 7,926 EVs, both four-wheelers and two-wheelers. According to the transport department, 1.12 lakh EVs have been sold under the Delhi Electric Vehicles Policy that was implemented in 2020.

According to recent data posted by Automotive insights and analytics provider, Jato Dynamics India, Maharashtra led the charts with regards to the highest new vehicle registrations in FY2021. The data, which is claimed to have been sourced from the transport department's Vahan portal, shows that 2,82,330 vehicles were registered in Maharashtra betw...

The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) Maharashtra has announced raising Rs. 10 lakh to support the State Transport Department in the fight against the second wave of the coronavirus.

The Maharashtra State Transport Department recently announced that all new private vehicle registrations will be cancelled until May 1, 2021, due to the lockdown imposed amidst rising COVID-19 cases.

Due to the state-wide lockdown, no new private cars or two-wheelers will be registered in Maharashtra till May 1, 2021. The transport department has also decided to cancel learner's licence and permanent driving licence tests until further notice.

The Maharashtra Regional Transport Office (RTO) has resumed the registration of vehicles and issuing driving licences in the state. The Transport Commissioner's office issued a circular on June 16, 2020, to resume operations across its 50 offices across the state, and will resume services including issuing licences, secondary licencing, vehicle reg...

Six "shramik (worker) special" trains, carrying migrants, students and others stranded by the coronavirus lockdown, departed from Kerala, Telangana, Maharashtra and Rajasthan on Friday. The trains, bound for Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, were organised on request from the respective states, Railways said in a st...

Maharashtra transport department has decided to install roof-top indicators on new "black-and-yellow" taxis registered in Mumbai from February 1, an official said on Monday.

In a first, the Maharashtra transport department revoked licenses of 918 auto-rickshaw drivers in Mumbai and neighbouring Thane city for refusing fare, an official said on Wednesday.

In a bid to curb the incessant honking, NGO Awaaz Foundation has partnered with Maharashtra's transport department, Rickshawmen's Union and the Mumbai Police for a unique initiative - HornVrat.

The Delhi government's transport department has put on hold its decision of making speed governors mandatory for cabs operating in the national capital. Last week, the department had made installation of speed governors in taxis and cabs mandatory following the Union Road Transport Ministry's recent notification.

The Maharashtra government today decided to regulate the app-based taxi services in the state to ensure affordable travel for commuters. Transport Minister Diwakar Raote told reporters in Mumbai that Maharashtra City Taxi Regulations 2017 will be implemented in the state.

Maharashtra State Government has now mandated the use of helmets for pillion riders. According to a circular issued by the State Transport Department, the Bombay High Court has ordered that two-wheeler pillion riders will now have to wear helmets in Maharashtra.

Two-wheeler pillion riders too will now have to wear helmets in Maharashtra with the state Transport department on Saturday issuing a circular to this effect as per the orders of the Bombay High Court.