India, April 18 -- With an eye on increasing the share of electric vehicles (EVs) in the state to 25%, the state government has proposed to waive toll tax on EVs playing on the Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Expressway and the Mumbai-Pune Expressway. The proposal is likely to receive the nod of the state cabinet after it is cleared by the finance and other departments, said sources in the state secretariat.

According to the economic survey of Maharashtra, only 6% of the 48.82 million vehicles in the state as on January 1, 2025 were EVs. States like Delhi (12%), Karnataka (9%) and Tamil Nadu (8%) have a higher proportion of EVs compared to Maharashtra.

The proposal for toll waiver, moved by the transport department, is part of the state's new E...