Delhi auto drivers demand welfare board, fitness fee rollback
Delhi's auto rickshaw drivers are gathering at Jantar Mantar on Monday, pushing for fairer treatment.
Their main asks? A dedicated welfare board for auto and taxi drivers, plus rolling back the steep fitness fees now required for vehicles older than 20 years.
"I appeal to all auto-taxi drivers to reach Jantar Mantar tomorrow and present their demands to the government. Our demand is that the Delhi government should immediately constitute the 'Auto-Taxi Drivers's Welfare Board' and withdraw the increased vehicle fitness fees immediately," said Rajendra Soni, general secretary, Delhi Auto Rickshaw Sangh.
Delhi union seeks work-hour limits, accountability
The union also wants official limits on working hours and more accountability from Delhi's transport department.
They're calling for a ban on bike taxis using private number plates.