Nagpur, Dec. 10 -- The Maharashtra government's electric vehicle (EV) toll-free policy has come under scrutiny after it emerged that toll continued to be collected from EVs on key highways despite an official exemption.
Legislators in the Assembly during question hour raised serious concerns over the continued toll collection on the Samruddhi Mahamarg and the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, even after the government formally granted toll exemption to electric vehicles.
Assembly Speaker Rahul Narvekar, taking strong note of the lapse, directed the Transport Department to stop collecting toll from EVs within eight days. He termed the illegal collection a serious matter, pointing out that charging toll on EVs contradicted the government's own policy...