The common man will get relief on toll, 100 rupees will have to be paid 3 thousand. Annual pass, new conditions applied for fastag

The government has proposed a new toll policy to reduce toll related problems on national highways and expressways. Under this, people will get a rebate of up to 50 percent on average toll fee. In addition, annual pass can be obtained by paying a lump sum of Rs 100. This pass will be valid not only on national highways and expressways but also on the state -run expressway.

In addition, no separate pass will be required as the fee can be paid directly through the fastag account. The new toll policy is almost in the final stages and may be officially announced soon. The policy also includes the target of removing toll gates within a certain time limit.

According to sources, the biggest obstacle in implementing the scheme was existing contracts of concessions and contractors, which did not mention any such facility. According to sources, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has agreed to give compensation to remove their objections. This means that the concession holders will collect digital data of vehicles passing through their toll plazas and the government will reimburse the difference between their claims and real collections, according to a prescribed formula.

The new toll policy will be based on a fixed fee per kilometer instead of toll plaza provisions. For example, the car traveling 100 km will have to pay a toll tax of Rs 100. 50. According to sources, monthly passes are currently issued, which facilitate local citizens to cross the toll plaza, but under the new policy any vehicle will be able to travel unlimited kilometers throughout the year by receiving 3000 annual passes and will not have to pay toll tax on any highway.

According to another ministry official, the automatic number plate identification system (ANPR) will be implemented by the end of this year to implement obstruction -free electronic toll in the country. This initiative will first start with heavy vehicles and trucks carrying dangerous materials. The mapping of the entire network has been completed and new technologies like sensors and cameras are being established in various fields. Fastags and ANPRs together will meet the requirements of the new toll system.