Summary:
file photomore-inDue to a change in the Transport Department’s policy governing the allotment of 10,000 new auto rickshaw permits, Delhiites hoping for better last-mile connectivity will have to wait a bit longer. There was no bar on owning more than one auto rickshaw prior to the said date. Documents misusedThe registered owners of the auto provided photocopies of their commercial licences, PSV badge and address proof to the financiers to take loans against their vehicle. As a result, the process was scrapped and more time is needed to allow, and consider, additional applications for permits,” the official added. As the July 31 deadline to add 10,000 more auto rickshaws mandated by the Delhi High Court inches closer, the Transport Department, as per a senior official, recently filed a plea requesting more time to issue permits..