Minister of Road Transport and Motorway Motorway, Nitin Gadkari, announced plans for a transformative new toll system in India, which aimed at giving relief to a common person. Gadkari said on Tuesday at the Bharat Summit in Nový Delhi on Tuesday: “We bring a policy that will bring relief to a common person. We will change the toll process … I cannot say more than this, but I believe it will be announced in the next 8-10 days”.
At the Nitin Gadkari summit, he assured that the implementation of the new toll tax system will lead to a reduced toll and will deal with long -term concerns about the financial burden on commuting.
This announcement follows Nitin Gadkari’s previous mention of new toll policy in parliament last month, where he emphasized the government’s commitment to make a system of more favorable consumers and at the same time finance the Indian expansion road infrastructure.
Currently, plasma on national motorways is established according to the rules of the National Highways Fee (determination of rates and collection) from 2008, which stipulates that plasses on the same part and the leadership of the national highway cannot be set up to 60 kilometers apart.
The Indian collection of tolls has seen a significant increase in recent years. The revenue reached £64 809.86 crore in 2023-24, which means a 35% increase compared to the previous year. This growth is particularly remarkable compared to the collection £27 503 crore in 2019-20.
Although the details of the new system remain under the wrap, it is expected that in accordance with the wider vision of the government for the development of infrastructure and environmental sustainability.
The proposed changes come at a time when India is preparing to implement a toll collection system based on satellite until April 2025.
This new system, which uses the global navigation satellite system (GNSS), will use the on -board units in vehicles to monitor the movement and calculate the toll fees based on the distance traveled.
It represents an important upgrade from the current Fastag system based on RFID, which promises to streamline toll collection, reduce overload and potentially eliminate the need for physical tolls.
The key features of the GNSS system include a 20 km of daily exception for short distances aimed at reducing the costs of local commuting. The Indian National Authority for the motorway will supervise introduction with the technical support of the Indian Universe Research Organization.
In addition to toll reforms, Nitin Gadkari outlined ambitious plans to make India a green economy. Recently, he has proposed a 5% GST to reduce the GST on a 12% Flex Engines to discard 36 gasoline and diesel vehicles after a nationwide level. These proposals are currently considered by the Ministry of Finance.
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