Big Relief On Toll For National Highways’ Users Soon: Gadkari

New Delhi: Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said that the Narendra Modi government will soon be announcing a major relief for commuters on the toll that is currently levied on vehicles plying on National Highways. He said that the government is working on a uniform toll policy to benefit national highway users.

“Our research has been completed and the scheme will be revealed soon,” Gadkari told NDTV. The minister also said the government is working on rolling out a global navigation satellite system (GNSS)-based toll collection system on national highways which will do away with the need for barriers that have been set up for collecting tolls. This would lead to a smoother flow of traffic on national highways. Gadkari admitted that there were memes on social media featuring him on toll collections.

“Many people troll me on social media. People are a little angry about the toll. All I can say is that the anger about the toll will go away in a few days,” Gadkari told NDTV.

India has the second largest road network in the world with its National Highways spanning a total length of 1,46,195 km. The country’s toll collections scaled the Rs64,809 crore mark in 2023-24, which represents a 35 per cent increase over the previous year.