From October 1 last year, the minimum taxi fare was revised; at the time, the MMRTA gave operators time till Nov 30 to get their meters recalibrated. When almost 60% of operators failed to do so by the deadline, the MMRTA extended it to January 15, 2023.
Mumbai Rickshaw Men's Union sought permission to conduct bench test earlier this year. In May, a motor vehicles inspector conducted an inspection of the premises the center as to be set up and submitted his report following which they received the permission.