Autos to pay Rs 15000 for permit renewal, Rs 20000 in MMR

Maharashtra government has said over a lakh cancelled or lapsed auto rickshaw permits which have not been renewed due to delay in eligibility certificate fees submission will have to pay Rs 20,000 in Mumbai Metropolitan Region and Rs 15,000 in rest of the state.
According to a Government Resolution (GR) issued by Home department, there are 1,40,065 auto rickshaw permits which have been cancelled or got lapsed due to various reasons.
The reason for non-renewal of permits is delay in submission of fee fixed by different transport authorities.
The GR said the amount of Rs 20,000 and Rs 15,000 will have to be paid to the respective Transport authorities by October 31.