End of the road for checkposts in Telangana as corruption complaints spike
There are 14 checkposts at state borders, including Bhainsa, Kamareddy, Zaheerabad, Alampur, Aswaraopet, and Nagarjunasagar, and one intra-state checkpost at Kamareddy.
These checkposts were established to provide checking facilities to transport operators at a single point and to avoid unnecessary delay and harassment.
There were many allegations of corruption levelled against motor vehicle inspectors (MVIs) and assistant MVIs within the Regional Transport Authority (RTA) during inter-state vehicle inspections. In recent months, there were several instances of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) exposing instances of corruption at checkposts in Adilabad, Nalgonda, Gadwal, and Kamareddy districts.
This has prompted govt authorities to close these checkposts entirely.
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The ministry of road transport and highways previously communicated with the principal secretary (transport) of 11 states, including Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, regarding the removal of border checkposts.
The ministry emphasised that post-GST implementation in 2017, these checkposts were redundant, particularly as vehicle and driver information was now readily accessible through digital platforms VAHAN and Sarathi.
Already, a majority of states, including Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra, removed checkposts to facilitate seamless flow of goods and services across state borders.
'A study is being conducted to implement a new system, following Gujarat's model which eliminated all checkposts in 2019. The proposal involves transitioning to digital verification of documentation for vehicles crossing state borders,' said a senior official in RTA.
The state has already proposed to install around 30 automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras at checkposts throughout the state. These cameras would be set up nearly 500 metres to 1 km ahead of each checkpost to capture vehicles' documentation, including tax payments, pollution certificates, fitness certificates, permits, and other essential paperwork, subsequently notifying MVIs.
Lorry owners' wait comes to an end
Demanding the RTA eliminate the checkposts, the Telangana Lorry Owners Association (TLOA) wrote multiple representations in the last few years.
According to the association, approximately 2 lakh heavy vehicles operating within the state face delays and operational challenges during these mandatory inspections while transporting essential goods.
'For years, our appeals to the RTA regarding the removal of checkposts remained unaddressed. Despite central govt instructions, the state administration took nearly four years to consider the possibility of abolishing these checkposts,' said Manchi Reddy Rajender Reddy, President, TLOA.
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