India, June 4 -- An illustrated sheet with 15 simple Marathi conversations between a passenger and a driver was the centrepiece of the first Marathi language training session for autorickshaw and taxi drivers held at the Wadala Regional Transport Office (RTO) on Wednesday.

Around 70 drivers attended the pilot session, conducted by six teachers from organisations and educational institutions specialising in Marathi. The initiative follows the Maharashtra government's recent push to ensure that auto and taxi drivers possess a working knowledge of Marathi.

Wednesday's session focused on practical, everyday interactions, such as sentences used to accept and ferry passengers, expressing details of the journey, fare, probable journey time, wh...