Mumbai Autorickshawmen Union

Thousands of auto-rickshaws went off the roads in Mumbai suburbs today to protest the operations of private taxi aggregators and rise in permit fees, causing hardships to lakhs of commuters.

Lakhs of commuters and students were inconvenienced on Monday as one of Mumbai's biggest auto rickshaw unions went on a day's strike in the suburbs. The action by Sharad Rao's Mumbai Autorickshawmen's Union (MAU) came despite a Re.1 hike on the minimum fare - from Rs.11 to Rs.12 - permitted by the Regional Transport Authority (RTA) last week.

Thousands of auto-rickshaws went off the roads in Mumbai suburbs today to protest the operations of private taxi aggregators and rise in permit fees, causing hardships to lakhs of commuters.

Lakhs of commuters and students were inconvenienced on Monday as one of Mumbai's biggest auto rickshaw unions went on a day's strike in the suburbs. The action by Sharad Rao's Mumbai Autorickshawmen's Union (MAU) came despite a Re.1 hike on the minimum fare - from Rs.11 to Rs.12 - permitted by the Regional Transport Authority (RTA) last week.