Overview
- Fadnavis, who led a review at his Mumbai residence on Thursday, told departments to clear bottlenecks and finish the rollout of automated testing stations.
- Officials said seven stations are complete and about 37 more are expected to be operational by the end of August.
- Delays had led the Centre to curb some Maharashtra transport offices’ access to the Vahan and Parivahan portals, which handle vehicle records, and the state says those restrictions are now lifted.
- The automated stations use computerised equipment to assess vehicle fitness with less human discretion, a shift seen as crucial as roughly 9 lakh transport vehicles in the state need checks each year out of 4.33 crore total registrations.
- Maharashtra’s network represents nearly a quarter of the 214 stations planned nationwide, and the five-year project is budgeted at ₹1,035 crore with ₹337.74 crore in central assistance.