Mumbai, April 1 -- April 1 : The Maharashtra Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday cleared the introduction of e-bike taxis in the state. Transport Minister, Pratap Sarnaik, said that the Cabinet has given its approval to the state transport department's proposal for e-bike taxies with an objective to curb air pollution and also to generate jobs. In the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), the introduction of e-bike taxies will create 10,000 jobs while in rest of Maharashtra another 15,000 jobs would be generated, taking the total to 25,000, he added.
According to the minister, bike taxies are currently operational in 22 states across the country. Minister Sarnaik said that the e-bike taxi fare is estimated at...