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App-based shuttles to go legit in Maharashtra
Mint Kolkata
|October 13, 2025
Commuters in Maharashtra, long frustrated by unreliable buses and crowded commutes, may soon find daily shuttles safer, more reliable, and easier to book.
And app-based shuttle operators in the state may finally gain legitimacy.
A new draft policy—the Motor Vehicle Aggregator Rules, 2025—proposes to bring private buses and contract carriages under app-based aggregator norms for the first time. A draft, copy released on Saturday and reviewed by Mint but not yet public, mandates operators to hold valid permits and bars use of vehicles older than eight years.
This story is from the October 13, 2025 edition of Mint Kolkata.
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