The Maharashtra transport department will start from May 22 an online system for providing a relief of Rs 1,500 each to auto-rickshaw drivers as part of curbs in place to check the spread of Covid-19.

With the roll out of the online facility, this one- time relief will be immediately credited to the bank accounts of the auto-rickshaw drivers whose Aadhaar card numbers are linked to their accounts, the transport department said in a release on Wednesday.