Driving Highway Become Expensive, Toll Tax Increased by This much rupees

Toll Tax: There is bad news for those traveling by car on highways and expressways. From today, they will have to pay more money for toll tax. In fact, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has increased the toll fee by an average of 4% to 5% on highway sections across the country.

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A senior official of the Highways Ministry said that the revised toll fees for motorists on national highways across the country have come into effect from Tuesday. The NHAI has separately notified the increase in toll rates for all national highways and expressways. According to the official, revising the toll fee is part of the annual exercise. It is linked to changes in wholesale price index based inflation. Every year it is implemented from April 1.

Toll collection from 855 fee plazas

There are about 855 toll plazas on the national highway network, which are charged as per the National Highway Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008.

around 675 are public-funded

Of these, around 675 are public-funded fee plazas and 180 are toll plazas operated by highway development companies. The revised rates will affect commuters on major routes across the country, including the Delhi-Meerut Expressway, Eastern Peripheral Expressway and Delhi-Jaipur Highway.

The recent toll fee hike in India, which came into effect from April 1, will impact travelers using national highways and expressways. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has raised toll fees by an average of 4% to 5% across various highway sections. This increase is a part of the annual adjustment based on the wholesale price index-based inflation.

The hike affects motorists at 855 toll plazas throughout the country, with approximately 675 of these being public-funded and the remaining operated by highway development companies. Major routes such as the Delhi-Meerut Expressway, Eastern Peripheral Expressway, and Delhi-Jaipur Highway will see the revised rates. This adjustment is part of the routine process carried out annually to account for inflation, and it is set to impact commuters starting today.