AAP govt may provide more monetary reliefs to taxi owners ahead of assembly polls

Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot has approved a proposal for providing monetary reliefs to taxi drivers on various grounds. The proposal will come into effect after it gets the approval of the Delhi Cabinet.

New Delhi:In a bid to win the support of over 1.50 lakh taxi drivers and owners in the upcoming Delhi assembly elections, the AAP government is likely to relax various test fees and penal charges for them.

Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot on Monday approved a proposal for providing monetary reliefs to taxi drivers on various counts during a meeting of his department, said a senior government official.

In August, the government had waived the fitness test fee and significantly scaled-down various other charges, including penalties for auto rickshaws.

In the Transport Department meeting, it was decided to waive fitness test fee and GPS SIM charges and to reduce the permit fee from existing Rs 2,000 to Rs 500, said the official.

The proposal will come into effect after its approval by the Delhi Cabinet.

The assembly polls in Delhi are due early next year.