₹269 cr challans issued on Pune-Mumbai Expressway since July 2024
Since July 2024, ITMS on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway issued 17 lakh e-challans worth ₹269 crores, but only 9% have been paid. Critics highlight approval lapses, inexperience of the operator, and profit-driven motives. Transporters demand oversight amid concerns that indiscriminate challaning is harming the sustainability and trust of road transport industry.