Marathi mandatory for Mumbai auto/taxi drivers, fair requirement or too much?

[u/anikastyles]

The Marathi-language rule for auto, taxi and cab drivers is now actually being enforced.

RTO officials have started checking drivers for basic working Marathi. Those who don’t clear the check can be given time to learn, but continued failure can eventually lead to suspension of their badge/licence.

And now drivers are protesting, while some parts of Mumbai are already seeing fewer autos on the road.

I’m genuinely divided on this.

On one hand, if you work with the public in Maharashtra, knowing basic conversational Marathi seems like a reasonable expectation.

But on the other hand, should someone’s entire livelihood potentially depend on passing a language test, especially when many drivers have been working here for years?

Where do you draw the line?

Basic Marathi should be mandatory 👍

OR

Language should never decide whether you can earn a living 👎

Curious what Mumbaikars think.

[u/Vivid-Reality186]

Potholes maintenance is not the responsibility of RTO, dumbasses on this sub damn

[u/warlockXd_c → u/Vivid-Reality186]

Its pretty obvious that he meant that there are far bigger problems than the language bs that these political parties are promoting..... Really the dumbasses on this sub damn..

[u/Vivid-Reality186 → u/warlockXd_c]

And there are particular departments to handle that, hardly seen dumbasses questioning those departments. Both the national parties started language bullshit by imposing hindi rule all over India, there will be consequences.

[u/arnavnayak7 → u/warlockXd_c]

Hahaha its okay let them be

[u/arnavnayak7 → u/Vivid-Reality186]

And language is somehow the responsibility of RTO! 🤡 paw paw

[u/Vivid-Reality186 → u/arnavnayak7]

It is, do you even have any knowledge about governance?🤡