Auto drivers in Pune to face stern action for overcharging

PUNE: Autorickshaws drivers found overcharging or not plying by the meter may face suspension of their permits or licences, apart from hefty fines, authorities at the Pune regional transport office (RTO) have said.
With complaints of overcharging against autorickshaw drivers coming in from different parts of the city, senior officials of the Pune RTO said action was imminent. “It is a warning to the errant autorickshaw drivers to mend their ways. Otherwise, the drivers will see suspension of their licences or even permits,” Pune’s deputy RTO Sanjay Sasane, told TOI.
“People who are or have faced issues of overcharging can contact the RTO with the registration numbers of the autorickshaws and action will be initiated after a proper investigation,” another RTO official said.
Autorickshaw drivers said they were still awaiting the link to apply for the government grant of Rs 1,500. State transport commissioner Avinash Dhakane told TOI that MahaIT Corp had been assigned the task to create the link. “There is no need to know computers as the state government is involving the autorickshaw unions and the citizen facilitation centres for this purpose,” he said.