Maharashtra's Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar on Wednesday said knowing Marathi is important and this is already prescribed as per law.
"Even an IAS officer has to know the regional language, and it is compulsion," he said.
The Maharashtra Government on Tuesday issued an order, saying only Marathi speaking people would be allowed to get permits for new auto rickshaws from November 1.The permit for new auto rickshaw will be given only to those applicants who can speak Marathi.
