The Maharashtra government on Monday revoked temporary licences issued to ride-hailing companies to operate bike taxis, NDTV reported. According to reports, the licence was cancelled owing to non-compliance by operators. Maharashtra has become the second such state to implement a ban on bike taxis after Karnataka.
Speaking to NDTV, Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik said that the department received constant complaints of non-compliance of rules by these ride hailing companies.
Citing the complaints, he said, “use of petrol bikes instead of electric ones, women being harassed by riders. Despite continuous warning, these companies did not obey rules.”
Furthermore, Sarnaik pointed out that the state transport department had issued temporary licences to the companies.
“We directed them to submit necessary documents; however they (ride hailing companies) did not submit any of them. Prompting us to take a decision to revoke their temporary licenses across Maharashtra,” he added.
Sarnaik further noted that the issue was raised in the Legislative Council by Sunil Shinde, after which the government decided on the revocation. He clarified that if the companies submit the required documents and assure strict compliance with the rules, the state may consider lifting the ban.
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Where All These Services Will Be Impacted In Maharashtra?
The bike taxi services by most of the ride-hailing services were being served in Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Pune, Nagpur, Nashik, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Kolhapur, Baramati and others.
What Happened In Karnataka?
The Karnataka government had imposed a ban on bike-taxi in June 2025. The state government had deemed the services illegal for using non-commercial (white plate) two-wheelers for passenger transport without proper licencing.
Major operators, including Rapido and Uber Moto, had briefly ceased operations but resumed in August 2025. The ban, which had taken effect on June 16, 2025, was lifted in January 2026 after the court urged the government to regulate the service instead of prohibiting it.
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