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New Toll Tax Rules National Highways Fee regulation: Construction of roads, highways and expressways is going on at a fast pace in India. A large network of roads is being constructed across the country. At the same pace, vehicles and traffic are also increasing in the country. Now the central government has taken a big step to give more speed to these vehicles. According to the new rules issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, if you are driving on highways and expressways, you will not have to pay any toll up to 20 km. The central government has exempted private vehicles equipped with Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) from toll up to 20 km.
The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has conducted research in the National Highway Toll Rules 2008. Accordingly, the central government has approved the GPS based toll system. Vehicles equipped with GPS system will no longer have to stop at toll booths. Also they will not need FASTag. Through the new satellite based system, toll tax will be deducted only with the help of number plates on vehicles. The toll will be deducted according to how many kilometers the vehicle has driven on the highways. These drivers will not have to stop at toll booths, they will not need to carry a FASTag, and they will not have to pay in cash. These vehicle occupants can travel smoothly without any hindrance. The new system will collect toll from motorists through GPS. The government has exempted private vehicles equipped with GNSS from toll tax up to 20 km.
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The more you travel, the more toll tax you will have to pay
According to the new rules, toll tax will be collected from the vehicles on the highways and expressways according to the distance traveled. The new satellite based toll system is based on GNSS technology. The exact location of the vehicle is understood through this GPS system. Through this system, the distance traveled by the vehicles is understood. So you have to pay toll tax only for the distance you travel in your vehicle. For this the trains should be equipped with on board units and GPS. The new GNSS system is different from FASTag and Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) technology.
Source: Marathi