MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government has proposed amendments to the Maharashtra Bike Taxi Rules, 2025, bringing bike-taxi aggregators, delivery service providers and e-commerce entities using two-wheelers for delivery services under a common regulatory framework. The proposed amendment also has the provision of levying 2% charge of the base fare towards the welfare fund for the riders.
The fund could be used for rider welfare schemes, road-safety programmes, pollution-control initiatives, parking spaces and electric-vehicle charging infrastructure. These welfare schemes will include road safety awareness programme, pollution control initiatives, allotment of parking spaces for the aggregators and charging stations for the bikes. The transport commissioner will also develop a state portal for real-time monitoring of vehicles onboarded by bike-taxi and delivery-service platforms.
The government has also proposed an additional charge of up to 2% of the base fare towards a rider welfare fund, once constituted. The government has invited objections and suggestions on the draft rules till October 5, 2026, after which they will be considered for finalization, the notification further states.
