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Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has announced a full toll waiver for light motor vehicles at all five toll booths for entry into Mumbai

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has announced a full toll waiver for light motor vehicles at all five toll booths for entry into Mumbai. The announcement was made by CM Shinde at the state cabinet meeting in Mumbai.

“The toll waiver will be in force from midnight on Monday,” he said.

The Maharashtra cabinet also expressed shock over the killing of former state minister Baba Siddique and adopted a condolence resolution to this effect. The latest move by the Maharashtra government is expected to benefit daily commuters entering the city in smaller vehicles as they will now be exempted from paying tolls at these key entry points.

The toll booths at these locations have long been a significant part of Mumbai’s road infrastructure, serving thousands of vehicles daily.

MNS chief welcomed the decision and said, “Light vehicles will get toll-free at all the five toll booths entering Mumbai from midnight today. Congratulations to all the citizens living in the MMR area and a big congratulations to my Maharashtra soldiers.”

“My Maharashtra soldiers fought hard for the demand for transparency in toll transactions, and that where the money for road works is collected, the roads should be toll-free… We were criticized for vandalizing the toll booths, but whatever the mechanism called the government, they were not taken seriously unless they took extreme steps,” he added.