The upward revision of various fees under the Central Motor Vehicles Act has put the total fees of the registration of a new rickshaw at Rs 3100, up from Rs 600
Rickshaw drivers in the city are not a happy lot. And they have Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Make in India' at the centre of their woes. The upward revision of various fees under the Central Motor Vehicles Act has put the total fees of the registration of a new rickshaw at Rs 3100, up from Rs 600. However in a sop given by the government to passengers cars that are made in India, the total registration fees for such vehicles has been kept at Rs 400.
"Isn't this unfair on autorickshaw drivers? Luxury cars like BMW, Mercedes, Audi and others which are now made in India, and cost between Rs 20 lakhs to Rs 1 crore can be registered for Rs 400 at the Regional Transport Offices (RTOs). But a rickshaw, costing around Rs 2 lakhs, comes with a registration fees of Rs 3100," said Thampi Kurien of the Mumbai Rickshawmen's Union, one of the bigger rickshaw unions in the city. The union has shot off a letter to Union Minister of Road Transport Nitin Gadkari asking that this anomaly be rectified.
Explaining the process of registering a rickshaw, Kurien said that the driver has to pay the fees under four heads, namely registration, fitness, inspection and hypothecation agreement. "While the old fees for registration was Rs 300, it has now been enhanced to Rs 1000. Fitness fees was Rs 100 and that has been doubled to Rs 200. Similarly inspection fees, which was Rs 100, has jumped four time to Rs 400 under the new structure. The biggest jump is in the fees for hypothecation agreement. The old fees was Rs 100 and the new fee is Rs 1500. All this come to Rs 3100," said Kurien.
The union has also told the state transport commissioner Praveen Gedam that the charging of different fees is unfair because it is the same Motor Vehicle inspector who oversees all the procedures. "Why should we pay two times for what is essentially the same procedure carried out by the same motor vehicles inspector?" Kurien asked.
The union is now waiting to hear from the union transport ministry before taking the next step, said Kurien.
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