{
  "id": 12452430,
  "title": "Maharashtra Minister Pratap Sarnaik Urges Auto, Taxi & App Cab Drivers To Learn Marathi Before August 18, 2027",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/maharashtra-minister-pratap-sarnaik-urges-auto-taxi-app-cab-drivers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T19:31:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/maharashtra-minister-pratap-sarnaik-urges-auto-taxi-app-cab-drivers-to-learn-marathi-before-august-18-2027"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik has called upon non-Marathi-speaking auto-rickshaw, taxi, and app-based cab drivers to learn practical Marathi before August 18, 2027, as part of the state government's 'Hinduhryudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Marathi Samvad Bhasha Abhiyan'. The campaign, which has already trained over 1.65 lakh drivers through 180 training centres across the state, aims to improve communication between drivers and passengers, ultimately leading to smoother access to transport services. The government has extended the implementation of revised rules to give drivers more time to prepare, with the second phase of the programme set to expand its reach and include an online learning platform for those unable to attend physical training sessions.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}