The Project Implementation Unit (PIU) of the National Highway Authority of India is preparing to increase the toll tax on expressways and national highways. Under this, from April 1, NHAI can increase toll rates by 5 to 10 percent.
New Delhi: The Project Implementation Unit (PIU) of the National Highway Authority of India is preparing to increase the toll tax on expressways and national highways. Under this, from April 1, NHAI can increase toll rates by 5 to 10 percent.
How much toll tax is currently being charged on the expressway
At present, toll tax is being charged on the expressway at the rate of Rs 2.19 per kilometer. It will now be increased by 10 percent. The proposal of revised toll rates will be sent from all PIUs by March 25. They are likely to be implemented from April 1 after the approval of the Ministry of Road and Transport.
Toll rates for cars and light vehicles will increase by 5 percent, toll tax for heavy vehicles may increase by 10 percent.
20 thousand vehicles pass daily on the expressway
Tell that at present, the movement of about 20 thousand vehicles is happening daily on the expressway. The number of vehicles moving on the expressway is increasing everyday. According to an estimate, in the coming time, about 50 to 60 thousand vehicles will start passing on the expressway daily.
Monthly pass may also increase by 10 percent
According to media reports, toll rates will be increased on Eastern Peripheral Expressway, Delhi Meerut Expressway. At the same time, there is a plan to increase the monthly pass facility by 10 percent to the people living in the area of 20 km from the toll plaza. This monthly pass is usually cheap, but it can also be expensive.
Let us tell you that before this there was an increase in the price of domestic and commercial gas cylinders. On March 1, where the gas cylinder had become costlier by Rs 50, the rate of commercial cylinder was increased by Rs 350.50. People had not even recovered from the shock of this inflation that now preparations are being made to hit another front.
