Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Sunday clarified that the state government will stick to e-passes for interstate and inter-district movement, considering the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the rural areas. He added that there will be a review after a fortnight.

Speaking to Times of India, the NCP leader said that he spoke to CM Uddhav Thackeray and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, and they decided to continue with the current restrictions in place. On Saturday, the HM took to Twitter to say that the state government is aware of the Centre's guidelines on inter- and intra-state movement of people and goods and would take a decision only after assessing the situation.