There will be no new small taxis in the city anymore. Alarmed by the exponential growth in the number of vehicles, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Transport Authority (MMRTA) headed by transport secretary C S Sangitrao has proposed a complete ban on registration of smaller vehicles—less than 1,000 cc, as cabs, initially in Mumbai, Thane and Pune.

The multi-pronged strategy to tackle traffic congestion will also see the introduction of 6+1-seater cabs and boost in public transport by adding a fleet of over 5,000 new buses for the metropolis.
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