The direction was issued following a meeting in which Transport MInister Ramakant Goswami reviewed issuance of new permits for auto-rickshaws.
"The dealers have been directed to submit a daily report on bookings, sales and stock position. Any non-compliance of the order would be taken seriously," a senior official who was present in the meeting said.
Delhi Government has started the process for issuance of 10,000 new permits for auto-rickshaws, almost a year after the Supreme Court allowed plying of more such vehicles in the city.
People having license for driving auto-rickshaw are eligible for getting the permits. Currently, the city has a fleet of around 60,000 auto-rickshaws.
The Supreme Court in November last year had paved the way for plying of one lakh new auto-rickshaws, giving its verdict on an application moved by Delhi Transport Authority in 2002 for lifting a freeze imposed by the apex court in its earlier direction of December 16, 1997.
In 1997, the apex court had directed that there shall be no fresh registration of auto-rickshaws as they were running on two or four stroke petrol engines contributing to the severe pollution in Delhi. It had, however, permitted that existing autos be replaced by new ones.
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Subsequently, the autos were converted into single-fuel CNG-propelled vehicles, but the restriction on the fresh registration resulted in malpractices by the auto-owners and drivers.
However, in December 2002, the court allowed a further increase of 5,000 three wheelers.