Overview
- The indefinite strike began on Tuesday and entered a second day as clerical staff at the state’s 63 Regional Transport Offices stopped routine work.
- Routine services affected include new vehicle registration number allotment, ownership transfers, hypothecation cancellations, driving licence renewals, permit renewals and NOC issuance.
- The Maharashtra State RTO Employees’ Union says about 1,300–1,400 staff across the state, including roughly 350 in Mumbai, joined the action; those numbers have not been independently verified.
- Union leaders say a June meeting with Transport Commissioner Rajesh Narvekar failed to secure commitments and that the strike will continue unless the eight listed demands are addressed; officials counter that some offices remain functional.
- The dispute stems from a 2022 organisational restructure for which recruitment rules and resulting promotions and service-linked benefits remain unfinalised, and industry groups warn prolonged disruption could delay fleet deployment and statutory compliance for transport businesses.