In a landmark announcement made during the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Transport Commissioner Office, ‘Parivahan Bhavan,’ in Worli, Mumbai, on Sunday, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis accepted the transporters' demand and declared that all state border checkposts will be abolished by April 15.

A committee set up to study the issue had already submitted its report to the Maharashtra Government, recommending the abolition of border checkposts. This move is a part of the Chief Minister’s 100-day action plan to modernise Maharashtra’s transport sector.