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7,750 Auto, Taxi Drivers Fail Marathi Proficiency Test in Maharashtra, Here's What They Have to Do Next

Summary by India TV News
State Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik on Wednesday said there will be no extension of the August 15 deadline for autorickshaw and taxi drivers to learn Marathi.

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Opinion | Mumbai's 'Marathi' Test For Cabbies, And The Art Of Fixing The Wrong Problems

All these years, India's financial capital has worked just fine without a Marathi mandate for its taxiwallahs. Whose problem is the new language rule actually solving now?

·New Delhi, India
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7,750 auto, taxi drivers fail Marathi proficiency test in Maharashtra, here's what they have to do next

State Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik on Wednesday said there will be no extension of the August 15 deadline for autorickshaw and taxi drivers to learn Marathi.

·Noida, India
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Drivers Failing Marathi Test to Get One Month to Learn; Training Programme Not Extended

Maharashtra RTOs to distribute 1 lakh+ Marathi course certificates to auto/taxi drivers on Aug 18; non-compliant drivers face show-cause notices and licence action.

·India
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Marathi Learning Deadline Ends, 7,750 Auto-Taxi Drivers Fail Exam, Find Out What's Next - India TV Hindi

Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) organized this program in collaboration with literary organizations to learn Marathi. A total of 1.70 lakh applications were received for this program.

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TV9 MarathiTV9 Marathi

The Deadline for Teaching Marathi to Rickshaw and Taxi Drivers Has Expired, They Won't Speak Marathi.., so What Will Happen Today?

Rickshaw and taxi drivers have been made to speak Marathi, for which they were also given training to speak Marathi by August 15. However, this deadline has now expired, and action will begin from today.

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Times of India broke the news in India on Saturday, August 15, 2026.
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