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Maharashtra rolls out Marathi language course for drivers

The Maharashtra government has launched a statewide language proficiency campaign aimed at helping non-Marathi autorickshaw ...

Maharashtra rolls out Marathi language campaign for cab, auto drivers

The Maharashtra government has launched a state-wide Marathi language proficiency campaign for non-Marathi-speaking autorickshaw and taxi drivers to promote respectful and effective communication with ...
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Pratap Sarnaik urges commercial drivers in Maharashtra to learn and use Marathi

Maharashtra Transport Minister and Chairman of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC), Pratap Sarnaik, has appealed to commercial passenger transport drivers from ...
Indiatimes

Auto unions come forward to teach basic Marathi to drivers in Mumbai

Mumbai: Many auto unions, including Mumbai Autorickshawmen’s Union, BJP-led Navbharatiya Shiv Vahatuk Sanghatana, Seva Sarathi union, among others, have begun coaching auto taxi drivers in functional ...

Between a steering wheel and a blackboard: How Mumbai’s migrant drivers are learning Marathi, one shift at a time

A taxi driver tracing alphabets after an 11-hour shift. An auto driver whose phone is now full of Marathi reels. Drivers have until August 15 to learn the language or lose their permits. The Indian ...
Deccan Chronicle

Maharashtra Sets Aug 15 Deadline for Auto, Taxi Drivers to Learn Marathi

Mumbai: The Maharashtra Transport Department has announced that auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers in the state must learn Marathi by August 15. The government warned that no extension will be granted ...
Hindustan Times

Riteish Deshmukh's Raja Shivaji beats Sairat's lifetime haul, becomes highest-grossing Marathi film ever

In 2016, Sairat created history by becoming the first Marathi film to cross the ₹100 crore mark at the worldwide box office. For nearly a decade, no Marathi film managed to break that record. Now, ...
The Free Press Journal

Maharashtra BJP Leader Haji Arfat Shaikh Says Auto & Taxi Drivers To Learn Basic Marathi In 100 Days

Mumbai: Maharashtra BJP leader Haji Arfat Shaikh has said that auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers across the state will learn basic Marathi within 100 days, amid an ongoing controversy over the ...
Indiatimes

Maharashtra Govt Makes Basic Marathi Mandatory For Auto And Taxi Drivers

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NDTV

Learn Marathi If You Live In Maharashtra, But No Violence: D Fadnavis

Amid escalating debate over the mandatory use of the Marathi language in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday emphasised that while pride in one's mother tongue is essential, the ...
The Hindu

People in Maharashtra must learn Marathi, but violence unacceptable: Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday (May 1, 2026) said that while residents of the State should make efforts to learn Marathi, violence in the name of language is "unacceptable". Mr ...