Ahead of polls, Maharashtra Cabinet scraps toll for light vehicles at Mumbai entry points
The waiver will take effect at 12 am on Tuesday.
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The Maharashtra Cabinet on Monday decided to waive road toll tax for light vehicles at all five entry points to Mumbai. The waiver will take effect from 12 am on Tuesday.
The announcement by the ruling Mahayuti alliance came ahead of the state elections expected to be held next month. While the term of the Maharashtra Assembly lapses on November 26, the Election Commission is yet to announce the poll schedule.
Nevertheless, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde claimed that the move to waive the toll had not been taken keeping the state elections in mind. "This decision is permanent," he told reporters.
The decision will help solve traffic congestion at the five entry points, save time and fuel, and help curb pollution, Shinde said.
The ruling Mahayuti coalition comprises the Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena faction, the Bharatiya Janata Party and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party group.
The five toll plazas where the waiver will take effect are located at Airoli, Vashi, Dahisar, Mulund (Eastern Express Highway) and Mulund (Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg).
The entry points at Airoli and Vashi link Mumbai and Navi Mumbai, while the one in Dahisar serves as an entry point to Mumbai from Mira-Bhayandar. Both toll plazas in Mulund connect Mumbai and Thane.
In September, the toll for light vehicles...
