Overview

• More than 90% of app-based cab, autorickshaw and bike-taxi drivers stayed off the road, causing major disruption in Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur and Nashik.
• Airport travel was severely hit, with Pune International Airport passengers facing hours-long waits as apps showed no availability and prepaid counters stayed closed.
• Driver groups pressed for a government-mandated fare structure, transparent pricing and a larger share of fares, citing falling daily earnings.
• Unions said platforms have not complied with the transport commissioner’s directive to display approved fares and ensure at least 80% of fare revenue goes to drivers.
• Protest organizers flagged safety risks from unauthorized bike taxis and timed the action with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Mumbai visit, warning of further agitation without a government response.