Overview
- The road transport fraternity submitted a formal plea to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to abolish Maharashtra’s border check posts.
- Senior leader Bal Malkit Singh said most closure steps are complete and that the private concessionaire has received termination notices, with a final decision pending.
- Industry groups say long queues force thousands of trucks to idle, burning about 2–3 litres of diesel per hour and raising costs.
- They argue GST and digital monitoring now handle tax and compliance checks, so physical posts undercut the goal of a single national market.
- Singh has also asked the Prime Minister to remove such posts nationwide, estimating 90,000 vehicles cross Maharashtra daily and waste about 2.7 lakh litres of diesel.