Following widespread discontent and protests, the Maharashtra government on Sunday permitted issuing Mumbai local train single journey daily tickets only for fully vaccinated citizens. A letter to the effect was released on Saturday night.

“It has been decided to permit all citizens who are fully vaccinated as per the definition of the State Government to travel in local trains. As one-time ticketing was allowed on long-distance passenger trains before too, this relaxation means that all fully vaccinated citizens may travel in local and passenger trains on all routes and through all kinds of tickets that may be issued by railways, including daily ticketing," reads the circular.