Walayar MVD checkpost to cease ops amid crackdown on corruption

IN A decisive move to tackle persistent corruption and improve administrative efficiency, the Kerala government has announced the closure of all Motor Vehicle Department (MVD) checkposts across the state, including the country's largest inter-state checkpost at Walayar, within the next two months.

- SHYAM P V@Palakkad

Transport Minister K B Ganesh Kumar made the announcement in the state assembly, signaling a significant policy shift in border transport regulation.

The Walayar checkpost, located along the heavily trafficked Palakkad-Coimbatore stretch of National Highway 544, has long been notorious for long queues of goods-laden trucks. However, the relevance of such checkposts has steadily declined following the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), which removed the need for inter-state commercial checks on goods.