Hundreds of people with disabilities in the state feel they were misled by the government after discovering that the e-rickshaws provided to them were of poor quality. On Thursday, around 25 of these individuals, including many visually impaired persons, occupied the official residence of the state-level chairperson of the Divyang Welfare Committee, MLA Bacchu Kadu, at Nariman Point.

Earlier this year, the government invited applications for e-rickshaws intended to support self-employment for disabled individuals. Out of 45,389 applications received, 600 were allotted e-rickshaws, with another distribution round planned for the second half of the year.