Nitin Gadkari On Toll Tax: Nitin Gadkari said that two options are being considered for collecting toll. The first option pertains to the installation of ‘GPS’ system in the cars while the second option pertains to the modern number plates.
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has told that now you will not have to pay toll tax, the amount will be deducted directly from your account.
Nitin Gadkari On Toll Tax: Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that before the year 2024, 26 green expressways will be ready in the country and India will be at par with America in terms of roads. Along with this, the Union Minister said that in the coming days, emphasis will also be given on the use of technology for collecting toll tax. He said that till now there is no provision for punishment for not paying toll, but preparations are on to bring a bill regarding toll. Now toll tax will be deducted directly from your bank account. This information was given by the Union Transport Minister during the third edition of the Road and Highways Summit ‘Accelerating the Road Infrastructure: New India @ 75’ on August 23, 2022 at FICCI Federation House in New Delhi. Is.
Central government’s tremendous plan
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has told that now you will not have to pay toll tax, the amount will be deducted directly from your account. Apart from this, the Union Minister said, ‘In 2019, we made a rule that cars will come with company-fitted number plates. That is why the vehicles that have come in the last four years have different number plates on them. “Now there is a plan to remove toll plazas and install cameras, which will read these number plates and toll will be deducted directly from the bank account,” he said.
We are also piloting this scheme. However, there is a problem that there is no provision under the law to punish the vehicle owner who leaves the toll plaza and does not pay the toll. We need to bring that provision within the ambit of law. We can bring a provision for cars which do not have these number plates, They will be asked to install the number plate within a stipulated time. We have to bring a bill for this.
He also informed that now toll plazas are being replaced by automatic number plate reader cameras, which will read vehicle number plates and automatically deduct toll from the linked bank accounts of vehicle owners. Said that a pilot of this scheme is going on and legal amendments are also being made to facilitate this change.
Union Minister gave big information
Nitin Gadkari said that two options are being considered for collecting toll. The first option pertains to the installation of ‘GPS’ system in the cars while the second option pertains to the modern number plates. He told that for some time now emphasis is being given on new number plates. And one option is expected to be chosen in the next one month. He said that when the new system is implemented, there will be no congestion at toll booths and traffic will also not be affected. He said that before 2024, 26 green expressways will be started in the country, which will make India at par with America in terms of roads. He told that with the construction of roads, the distance between many cities will be reduced.
What’s the rule now?
Nitin Gadkari said that at present, if a person covers a distance of even 10 km on the toll road, then he has to pay a fee of 75 km, but in the new system, only the distance will be charged for the distance covered. He denied that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) was going through a financial crisis. He said that the condition of NHAI is absolutely fine and it has no shortage of money. He said that in the past two banks offered loans at low rates.
