Transport Policy

Home Department
Sachivalaya, Mumbai 32, 29th November 1973
Approved Scheme of Road Transport Service of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation
Motor Vehicle Act, 1939

No.MVA/3173/30303-XII-A- In accordance with the provision of section 68-D(3) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, the below mentioned scheme approved by the Government of Maharashtra is hereby published in the official Gazette.

4] The undertaking will operate stage carriage and contract carriage services in the entire area of the state of Maharashtra and all routes and portions thereof falling within the said area to the complete exclusion of all their persons, except:-

(i) A state transport undertaking as defined under section 68(A) (b) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939.

(ii) Holders of duty countersigned permits on Inter-state routes save those falling under the second provision to section 63(i) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939.

(iii) Holders of contract carriage permits for operation of Motor Cabs.

(iv) Holders of contract carriage permits granted for operation of air-conditioned vehicles only.

(v) Holders of contract carriage permits for operation for vehicles owned by them exclusively for transportation of persons employed by them or students or members of their institutions from and to their residences and respective places of work or study and for occasional tours and excursions.

(vi) Holders of contract carriage permits for operation wholly within the municipal limits of Greater Bombay and cities of Poona, Solapur and Kolhapur where the municipal authorities are operating road transport service.

(vii) Holders of contract carriage permits granted to them exclusively for the daily transportation at appointed hours and between specified terminals and pick up points of only the persons employed by or studying in establishments and institutions with which the said permit holders have specific contract for the purpose.

5] The nature of the service proposed to be rendered -Passengers transport service by stage carriages and contract carriages.

6] The maximum number of vehicles which the undertaking will ply at any one time under the scheme-6627 vehicles.

7] The maximum number of vehicles it will ply at one time under the scheme and the minimum number of daily vehicle trips-5925 vehicles,19300 trips plus such number of contract trips, casual or otherwise, as the undertaking is required to provide from time. The corporation shall maintain 50 semi-luxury buses in addition to its existing two semi-luxury buses for the exclusive operation as contract carriages.

8] type or types of vehicles proposed to be used on the services and approximate seating capacity-public service vehicles other than motor cabs, single Decker, seating capacity ranging from 19 seats to 55 seats per vehicle excluding driver, according to the requirements of the routes/trips.
9] Number of routes proposed to be run on each route-As detailed under column 3 of the said Appendix' A' subject to the condition that the minimum number of daily trips to be operated on each route shall be the minimum number required to be operated on that route under regular permits on any day during the year 1st April 1972 to 31st March 1973.

10] Standard rate of fare proposed to be charged - The rates of fares equal to or less than the maximum that may be prescribed by the State Government and approved by the Regional Transport Authorities under the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939.

11] The date from which the undertaking will operate-1st January, 1974.

*Home Department Notification No.MVA-1694/1885/CR-109/TRA-2, dt.30 Oct.98

In clause (4) of the Approved Scheme of Road Transport Service of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation, for sub-clause (iii) , the following shall be substituted, namely:-"(iii) holder of contract carriage permits for operation of Motor Cabs and Maxi Cabs."

**No.MVR.0992/1378 (part iii)/TRA-2, dated-16th September 1993

1. (1) This scheme may be called the Approved scheme of Road Transport Service of the Maharashtra state Road Transport Corporation (Amendment) Scheme 1993.

(2) It shall come into force with effect from the date of publication of this notification the official Gazettes.

2. In clause (4) of the said scheme , for sub-clause (vi) the following shall be substituted , namely:- (vi) holders of contract carriage permits for operation wholly within the municipal limits of all municipal corporation where the Maharashtra state road transport corporation and the municipal authorities are operating road transport service.

Item No.3: Consideration of applications for contract carriage permits in respect of Air-Conditioned Mini/Omni-Buses for whole of Maharashtra State.

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Item No. 3 : Consideration of application for Contract Carriage Permits in respect of Air-Conditioned Mini/Omni-Buses for whole of Maharashtra State.

The state transport authority considered the policy of granting contract carriage permits for the whole of Maharashtra state in respect of Air-Conditioned mini/omni, buses and decided that no restrictions need, for the present ,be imposed on the total number of permits to be granted , provided the public interest is clearly served.

The state transport authority, further, decided to obtain the information in a suitably prescribed pro-forma from each applicant, and the request of those who have already filled the proforma and those who may fill it up now should be considered at a subsequent meeting.

(Resolution No.4/75)