Tolls on Indian roads will take a greater toll
1 year, 2 months ago

Tolls on Indian roads will take a greater toll

Live Mint  

Earlier this month, the Atal Setu, or the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link, connecting Mumbai to Navi Mumbai, was inaugurated. The bulk of India’s road toll revenues come from national highways, rising from ₹17,759 crore in 2015-16 to ₹48,028 crore in 2022-23. Further, the number of toll plazas on national highways has risen more than five times between 2014-15 and 2021-22, now totalling 959, as per information available on the National Highways Authority of India website. Thus, the average toll revenue per plaza has declined from ₹116 crore in 2015-16 to ₹46 crore in 2021-22. Future monetization The average revenue per plaza was ₹50 crore for Uttar Pradesh, ₹40 crore for Rajasthan, ₹62 crore for Maharashtra, and ₹86 crore for Gujarat.

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Toll charges to Bengaluru Airport and STRR to increase from April 1
4 days, 3 hours ago

Toll charges to Bengaluru Airport and STRR to increase from April 1

The Hindu  

Starting April 1, commuters travelling to Kempegowda International Airport or using the Satellite Town Ring Road in Bengaluru will have to pay higher toll fees. New tariff Under the new tariff, cars, jeeps, vans, and other light motor vehicles passing through the Sadahalli toll plaza will now be charged ₹120 for a one-way trip and ₹180 for a return journey …

Highway tolls burning a hole in your pocket? The government has a plan
1 month, 1 week ago

Highway tolls burning a hole in your pocket? The government has a plan

Live Mint  

Highway tolls are eating into commuters’ budgets, with costs rising year after year. Now, the government is weighing a plan to offer discounted toll passes that could bring relief to regular highway users, according to two people familiar with the matter. Read this | Highway toll revenue growth slows, may fall short of FY25 target The toll pass framework aims …

Toll collection in Karnataka hit five-year high in 2023-24
1 month, 1 week ago

Toll collection in Karnataka hit five-year high in 2023-24

The Hindu  

Karnataka has witnessed a substantial increase in toll fee collections on National Highways over the last five years, with a total collection amounting to ₹13,702.61 crore from 2019-20 to 2023-24, according to data provided by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Incidentally, 14 new toll plazas were set up in Karnataka in the last three years, including the Bengaluru-Mysuru …

‘Toll being collected on national highways even after recovery of road-laying expenditure’
1 month, 1 week ago

‘Toll being collected on national highways even after recovery of road-laying expenditure’

The Hindu  

While the State government collects toll only for four-lane State Highways being laid with World Bank funding, the Centre collects toll for using the four-lane National Highways even within 50-km distance and after the expenditure incurred on construction of the roads has been recovered, Minister for Public Works Department and Highways E.V. Speaking to reporters here after inspecting the construction …

Chamber welcomes Centre’s announcement on NH toll
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Chamber welcomes Centre’s announcement on NH toll

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry has welcomed the Central government’s announcement that private cars can pay an annual toll of ₹3,000 and 15-year toll of ₹30,000 for hassle-free travel on national highways. In a press statement, Chamber president N. Jegatheesan said India had 1,041 toll plazas along 1,46,145 km of national highways. Under these circumstances, the Ministry of …

Uniform Toll Policy: Govt plans to provide relief to commuters on National Highways | All you need to know
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Uniform Toll Policy: Govt plans to provide relief to commuters on National Highways | All you need to know

India TV News  

Uniform Toll Policy: The Union Road Transport Ministry is actively working on a uniform toll policy aimed at enhancing the experience of national highway users, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari announced on Monday. The proposed uniform toll policy is expected to introduce a more streamlined, transparent, and efficient toll collection system, ensuring fairness for commuters while maintaining road quality. He further …

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw joins TV Mohandas Pai to question need for toll plaza at airport road: ‘Bengaluru must…’
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw joins TV Mohandas Pai to question need for toll plaza at airport road: ‘Bengaluru must…’

Live Mint  

Biocon Ltd executive chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has joined former Infosys CFO TV Mohandas Pai in seeking the abolishment of the toll collection practice at Bengaluru airport. There has been an online demand questioning the requirement for a toll plaza on NH 44 near Devanahalli, which takes passengers to the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru. In an X post, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw …

Bengaluru airport road toll records ₹308 crore revenue; Mohandas Pai questions 'unfair' charges
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Bengaluru airport road toll records ₹308 crore revenue; Mohandas Pai questions 'unfair' charges

Hindustan Times  

The Devanahalli toll plaza near Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport recorded a revenue of ₹308 crore in the financial year 2023-24, making it Karnataka’s highest-earning toll plaza. Former Infosys CFO Mohandas Pai According to an Indian Express report, the plaza has generated a total of ₹1,577 crore over the past decade, driven by its prime location on NH 44, the main …

Highway toll revenue growth slows, may fall short of FY25 target
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Highway toll revenue growth slows, may fall short of FY25 target

Live Mint  

India's highway toll collection growth is slowing and may fall short of the projected ₹70,000 crore in the current financial year, according to two persons aware of the development, mirroring the slowdown in the economy. While new highway alignments and a rise in the number of toll stations may take this income to around ₹60,000 crore in FY25, but the …

Highway toll collection doubled in last five years: Transport minister Gadkari
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Highway toll collection doubled in last five years: Transport minister Gadkari

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Toll collection in India has doubled in the last five years. According to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, the National Highways Authority of India collected Rs 56,882 crore as highway user fee at toll plazas in the financial year 2023-24. Responding to queries pertaining to the annual revenue generated through toll collection in Rajya Sabha, Union …

Dwarka Expressway in NCR to get barrier-free electronic toll collection system
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Dwarka Expressway in NCR to get barrier-free electronic toll collection system

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday told the Rajya Sabha that a plan to set up a barrier-free electronic toll collection system in a phased manner on national highways was in the works. In response to another question by Punjab MP Sanjeev Arora, Gadkari said the adoption of the FASTag system has reduced the average waiting time at …

To curb tailbacks, four Tamil Nadu toll plazas to be monitored via GIS
4 months, 2 weeks ago

To curb tailbacks, four Tamil Nadu toll plazas to be monitored via GIS

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: In the wake of complaints about long waiting time at toll plazas, the National Highways Authority of India has decided to monitor four plazas, including Vanagaram and Surapattu plazas on the Chennai Bypass, using Geographic Information System -based software for real-time tracking. The initiative is part of NHAI’s plan to monitor around 100 toll plazas that experience heavy traffic …

Commuters on Gurugram-F’bad road to shell out more as toll taxes increase
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Commuters on Gurugram-F’bad road to shell out more as toll taxes increase

Hindustan Times  

Thousands of commuters using the Gurugram-Faridabad Road will now have to shell out more toll taxes as the authorities have increased the fees for commercial and private vehicles from June 29 onwards. An estimated one lakh commuters use the Gurugram-Faridabad expressway daily out of whom 55,000 pay toll at the Bandhwari toll plaza, said an official of the concessionaire. “The …

New toll fees for Delhi-Gurgaon e-way, Sohna elevated road in place from Monday
9 months, 4 weeks ago

New toll fees for Delhi-Gurgaon e-way, Sohna elevated road in place from Monday

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram: Commuters on the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway and the Sohna elevated road will now have to shell out higher toll taxes from today as the National Highways Authority of India has revised rates for all categories of vehicles. The National Highways Authority of India will hike the toll fees at Kherki Daula toll plaza on the National Highway-48 near Gurugram with …

NHAI increases toll rates on key highways in Karnataka, including Bengaluru-Mysuru
1 year ago

NHAI increases toll rates on key highways in Karnataka, including Bengaluru-Mysuru

The Hindu  

Starting April 1, as part of its annual revision, the National Highways Authority of India has raised toll rates on the access-controlled Bengaluru-Mysuru and Bengaluru-Hyderabad highways, and on the Hoskote-Devanahalli section of the Bengaluru Satellite Town Ring Road. Light commercial vehicles, light goods vehicles, and minibuses will now pay ₹275 for a single journey and ₹415 for a return journey, …

Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway commuters alert! NHAI increases toll charges effective from THIS date. Check details here
1 year ago

Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway commuters alert! NHAI increases toll charges effective from THIS date. Check details here

Live Mint  

Starting April 1, commuters using both the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway and the Sohna elevated road will face increased toll charges, as the National Highways Authority of India has adjusted the rates for all vehicle categories. Buses, trucks, and multiple axle vehicles see an increase in toll to ₹250 per trip from the previous ₹245. According to the Hindustan Times report, at …

Tamil Nadu: Get ready to pay up to Rs 30 more at 42 toll plazas soon
1 year ago

Tamil Nadu: Get ready to pay up to Rs 30 more at 42 toll plazas soon

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Even as the ruling DMK and the AIADMK have promised to remove toll plazas on the highways in their respective election manifestos for the general elections, the toll fees are set to be hiked at 42 toll plazas -- 34 maintained by the National Highway Authority of India and the rest by state highways operators -- across the state …

All-time High: At about Rs 150 Crore Per Day, Toll Collection in Top Gear This Financial Year
1 year, 2 months ago

All-time High: At about Rs 150 Crore Per Day, Toll Collection in Top Gear This Financial Year

News 18  

Reaching an all-time high, the average per day toll collection in financial year 2023-24 stood at a massive Rs 150 crore during the first eight months, government data analysed by News18 shows. Up to November, the total toll collection, called user fee, stood at Rs 36,377.79 crore, documents from the ministry of road transport and highways seen by News18 show. …

Five Mumbai toll plazas to witness rate hike from October 1. Check new prices
1 year, 6 months ago

Five Mumbai toll plazas to witness rate hike from October 1. Check new prices

Hindustan Times  

The toll rates at five toll plazas in Mumbai are set to increase starting from October 1. The MNS party protested at Mulund toll plaza on Wednesday demanding reduction in the toll charges set to rise on October 1. MNS protests against proposed hike in toll charges at Thane plaza In response to these impending changes, the Maharashtra Navanirman Sena …

MSRDC collected ₹120.84 crore in toll on two highways in six months
1 year, 7 months ago

MSRDC collected ₹120.84 crore in toll on two highways in six months

Hindustan Times  

In the first half of 2023, car owners in Mumbai and adjoining areas like Thane and Mira-Bhaindar have paid ₹120.84 crore in toll for using the Eastern Express Highway and the Western Express Highway, data available with Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation shows. Responding to Shiv Sena MLA Aaditya Thackeray’s demand that MSRDC stop charging motorists for taking the highways, …

Highway toll gets FASTag boost, monthly collections cross ₹4,000 cr mark
1 year, 7 months ago

Highway toll gets FASTag boost, monthly collections cross ₹4,000 cr mark

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The implementation of FASTag system has taken toll collection by National Highways Authority of India to record levels with the monthly mop-up rising over ₹4,000 crore mark. “User fee collection at fee plazas on National Highways has improved considerably upon implementation of FASTag Programme in the country. The FASTag Collection on fee plazas of National Highways on 29.04.2023 …

Toll Collection on National Highways Swings into High Gear, Nearly Doubled since 2018-19: Govt Data
1 year, 8 months ago

Toll Collection on National Highways Swings into High Gear, Nearly Doubled since 2018-19: Govt Data

News 18  

The amount of toll collection on national highways across India has nearly doubled in the last financial year when compared to 2018-19, official data analysed by News18 shows. As per the details from the ministry of road transport and highways, in 2022-23 the collection at fee plazas on national highways was Rs 48,028.22 crore, up from Rs 25,419.82 crore in …

India’s road network grows 59% in last 9 years: Gadkari
1 year, 9 months ago

India’s road network grows 59% in last 9 years: Gadkari

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said total length of the national highways in the country increased by about 59% in the last nine years. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Gadkari said: “Total length of National Highways was 91,287 km in 2013-14, which increased to 1,45,240 km in 2022-23, which is a …

Anti-toll gate panel asks voters to defeat BJP in Karnataka assembly poll
1 year, 11 months ago

Anti-toll gate panel asks voters to defeat BJP in Karnataka assembly poll

Hindustan Times  

The anti-toll gate action committee, which spearheaded the successful agitation against the toll gate at Surathkal here has asked voters in the twin districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi to defeat the BJP in the ensuing assembly elections for imposing hefty hike in toll charges on highways. Anti-toll gate panel asks voters to defeat BJP in Karnataka assembly poll In …

Toll tax hike: Highway and expressway rates hiked; effective from April 1
1 year, 11 months ago

Toll tax hike: Highway and expressway rates hiked; effective from April 1

India TV News  

The highway tolls will be raised by more than 10% across the country, the National Highway Authority of India has issued a notification for the same. In FY23, the average increase in toll prices across India was 10.5%. Driving four-wheelers on national highways is likely to become 14% more expensive, amounting to a Rs 5 per day increase. According to …

Within a month of its inauguration, toll charges up on Bengaluru–Mysuru expressway; motorists upset
1 year, 11 months ago

Within a month of its inauguration, toll charges up on Bengaluru–Mysuru expressway; motorists upset

The Hindu  

Within a month of its inauguration, motorists using the Bengaluru - Mysuru expressway will have to shell out more as toll charges are set to increase from Saturday in accordance with the National Highways Authority of India’s decision to increase toll charges on all highways. With even the NHAI’s first announcement to collect toll on the expressway attracting backlash from …

Toll taxes on key expressways, national highways hiked. See latest rates
2 years ago

Toll taxes on key expressways, national highways hiked. See latest rates

Hindustan Times  

It will be costlier to travel on expressways and national highways from April 1. The National Highways Authority of India has announced hike in toll fares by 3.5-7 per cent. As a result, toll fares have been hiked by 3.5 per cent for the national highways. The toll rates have been raised by seven per cent on Delhi-Jaipur, Delhi-Hisar, Delhi-Agra, …

Come April, Pay 18% More Toll on Mumbai-Pune Expressway; Cost of Travel, Milk, Veggies May Get Hit
2 years ago

Come April, Pay 18% More Toll on Mumbai-Pune Expressway; Cost of Travel, Milk, Veggies May Get Hit

News 18  

From April 1, travelling between Mumbai and Pune will become costlier as the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation is increasing the toll by 18%, said an official. The Mumbai-Pune Expressway is the first access-controlled road in the country, and the toll rates get hiked by 6% annually. The new toll rate for two-axle trucks will be Rs 685 instead of …

Toll plaza charges to go up from April 1
2 years ago

Toll plaza charges to go up from April 1

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Travelling on the national highways in Telangana would be costlier from April 1. The Union transport ministry is likely to give approvals to a report sent by the National Highways Authority of India seeking revision of the toll fares. "The revised prices of toll plazas will come out soon and we will erect boards on all toll plazas for …

Toll Tax at Highways, Expressways Across India to Become Costlier by 5-10% From April 1
2 years ago

Toll Tax at Highways, Expressways Across India to Become Costlier by 5-10% From April 1

News 18  

Travelling on national highways and expressways could become a bit more expensive from April 1 as the National Highway Authority of India is preparing to increase the toll tax, reports said on Sunday. Toll Tax Rates In 2022, the toll tax range was hiked between 10 and 15 per cent, increasing the tariff prices of all types of vehicles plying …

Toll of ₹135 fixed for cars from Bengaluru to Nidaghatta on Mysuru expressway
2 years, 1 month ago

Toll of ₹135 fixed for cars from Bengaluru to Nidaghatta on Mysuru expressway

The Hindu  

The National Highways of Authority of India will start collecting the toll on the newly built Bengaluru–Mysuru expressway from Tuesday. The NHAI, after holding a meeting with Ramanagara district administration, has decided to collect the toll from 8 a.m. on Tuesday. However, as the district administration said that the number of vehicles returning to Bengaluru after the weekend would be …

Delhi-Mumbai Expressway: Toll tax to be collected from midnight. Check list
2 years, 1 month ago

Delhi-Mumbai Expressway: Toll tax to be collected from midnight. Check list

Hindustan Times  

The National Highway Authority of India has given permission to collect toll tax from vehicles using the newly-launched Delhi-Mumbai expressway. Gurugram: Entry point of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, at Gurugram-Sohna road near Alipur village, in Gurugram, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023. Check out price list: Vehicle Khalilpur 19.8 km Shamshabad 66.58 km Seetal 102.0 km Pinan 129.0 km Bhandrej 181.57 km Dungarpur …

Truth Be Toll: Maha Highway Network Longest, But UP, Raj, Guj Top Collection Since 2018-19, Shows Data
2 years, 1 month ago

Truth Be Toll: Maha Highway Network Longest, But UP, Raj, Guj Top Collection Since 2018-19, Shows Data

News 18  

Even as Maharashtra has the longest National Highway network, it is fourth in terms of toll collected between 2018-19 and December 2022, according to the Union government’s data analysed by News18. Uttar Pradesh has earned Rs 17,242.87 crore user fee at toll plazas of the National Highways Authority of India, highest among states, between 2018-19 and December 2022, followed by …

Toll plazas against rules in AP to be shut: Gadkari
3 years ago

Toll plazas against rules in AP to be shut: Gadkari

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: At least six to seven toll plazas established unscientifically in violation of National Highways Fee Rules 2008 across Andhra Pradesh state may be closed over the next three months. Union minister for highways Nitin Gadkari pointed out in Lok Sabha that the minimum distance between two toll plazas must be 60 km. Significantly, following repeated protests across the country, …

Farmer Agitations Cause Rs 600 Cr Loss in Toll Collections; Debt Reserves almost Wiped OutRs 9,300 Cr Debt at Risk: Report
4 years, 2 months ago

Farmer Agitations Cause Rs 600 Cr Loss in Toll Collections; Debt Reserves almost Wiped OutRs 9,300 Cr Debt at Risk: Report

News 18  

The ongoing agitations by farmers in the national capital region, Haryana and Punjab will cause a Rs 600-crore loss to toll collections, a report said on Friday. Assuming that protests would subside by February, the agitations are likely to result in a steep decline of around 30-35 per cent in toll collections in the affected states in 2020-21, it said. …

Toll booth to earn Rs 4461 crore by 2028: DCC vice-president Joseph Tajet
6 years, 11 months ago

Toll booth to earn Rs 4461 crore by 2028: DCC vice-president Joseph Tajet

Deccan Chronicle  

THRISSUR: National Highway Authority of India fixed the toll collection period for the Paliyekkara Toll Plaza on Mannuthy-Angamaly-Edappally NH from 2012 to 2028 without any study on vehicular traffic or revenue projection. DCC vice-president Joseph Tajet, a petitioner in High Court against alleged violations of the toll company, got an RTI reply from the NHAI saying the concessionaire, Guruvayoor Infrastructure …

Toll waiver at Mumbai’s entry-exit points may cost govt Rs2,021 crore
9 years, 1 month ago

Toll waiver at Mumbai’s entry-exit points may cost govt Rs2,021 crore

Hindustan Times  

Exempting motorists from paying toll tax at the city’s five entry/exit points may cost the cash-strapped state government heavily, and it may be forced to differ the decision. The second option of exempting only small vehicles from tax will cost the exchequer around Rs250 crore a year and the government will end up paying the amount to compensate contractors’ annual …

Govt to scrap 125 toll plazas by month-end, says Gadkari
10 years, 1 month ago

Govt to scrap 125 toll plazas by month-end, says Gadkari

Firstpost  

The electronic toll collection system introduced in the country will help save Rs 88,000 crore and cut waiting time at toll plazas significantly, Gadkari said quoting a Transport Corporation of India-IIM Kolkata study. New Delhi: Aiming to spare general public from levy at highways, the government has announced it will scrap 125 toll plazas in the country by the end …

We will cancel toll at around 125 plazas across India, says Nitin Gadkari
10 years, 1 month ago

We will cancel toll at around 125 plazas across India, says Nitin Gadkari

Firstpost  

Aiming to spare general public from levy at highways, the government has announced it will scrap 125 toll plazas in the country by the end of February. New Delhi: Aiming to spare general public from levy at highways, the government has announced it will scrap 125 toll plazas in the country by the end of February. “We will cancel toll …

Free ride on highways but govt may charge one-time levy
10 years, 8 months ago

Free ride on highways but govt may charge one-time levy

Hindustan Times  

The government is considering a plan to exempt private vehicles from paying toll charges for using highways and instead levy a one-time 2% tax on new vehicles. HT Image The proposal follows a study by the national highways authority of India that found private vehicles generated just 14% of revenue at toll plazas but accounted for nearly half of the …

Toll charges to be collected at ORR
12 years, 6 months ago

Toll charges to be collected at ORR

The Hindu  

Starting Monday midnight, users of the Outer Ring Road will have to pay toll charges based on the distance travelled on the eight-lane stretch. User fee The user fee worked out as per the National Highway Authority of India rates include per km toll of Rs. The work of toll collection has been entrusted to PK Hospitality Services for a …

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