The Transport Department has made the certificate mandatory for non-Marathi-speaking autorickshaw and taxi permit holders and drivers. (Express File Photo by Arul Horizon)

Non-Marathi-speaking autorickshaw and taxi permit holders and drivers in Pune can attend Marathi language training workshops being conducted at the Pune Regional Transport Office (RTO) until January 23, 2027, as part of a state government initiative to familiarise them with the language, officials said.

The training programme is being organised under the second phase of the ‘Hindu Hriday Samrat Balasaheb Thackeray Marathi Language Course Campaign’, which is being implemented across Maharashtra. The second phase commenced from October 2, 2026, and will run till January 23, 2027.

The initiative is being jointly conducted by the State Marathi Development Institute, Konkan Marathi Sahitya Parishad, Mumbai Marathi Sahitya Sangh and the Transport Department.…