{
  "id": 5239731,
  "title": "2-wheeler owners can operate bike taxis: Gadkari",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/2-wheeler-owners-can-operate-bike-taxis-gadkari",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-03T03:07:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/roadways/nitin-gadkari-says-private-two-wheeler-owners-allowed-to-operate-bike-taxis-asks-states-to-permit-them/articleshow/133723842.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari announced that private two-wheeler owners can operate bike taxis, urging state governments to permit the service. This move could generate livelihood opportunities for approximately eight crore people, particularly in rural areas. The Union government is also drafting amendments to the Motor Vehicles Act, introducing a negative point system for habitual traffic offenders, which could lead to licence suspension or cancellation for repeated violations. Gadkari emphasized the importance of responsible driving behavior in his remarks during the launch of the \"Suraksha\" pilot program, which offers free medical diagnosis and counselling to highway and mining workers. The initial phase of the program covers 10,000 people working on the 150-km Nagpur–Kamptee stretch of NH-44 and the mining belt in Chandrapur, Maharashtra.",
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  "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."
}