TOLL PLAZAS

Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has proposed the introduction of monthly or annual passes for cars on the National Highway network to simplify toll collection and reduce commuter hassles. This suggestion comes alongside his call for toll...

Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari emphasized that highway agencies should not charge tolls for poorly maintained roads. Speaking at a global workshop on satellite-based tolling, he stressed that good services must precede toll collection. ...

Speaking at the international workshop on GNSS-based electronic toll collection in India, union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari said since commercial vehicles including trucks account for 75% of annual toll revenue it is impor...

Paytm Payments Bank lost market share in Fastag toll payments, now taken by commercial banks post regulatory action. Market share dropped to 2% in May from 16% in January, as per NPCI data.

The National Highways Authority of India, under the ministry of road transport and highways, has invited bids for to develop and implement GNSS-based electronic toll collection system in India, first on commercial vehicles and extended to private ve...

India is set to introduce a new satellite-based toll collection system, a global first. Using GNSS and GPS, this system charges vehicles based on the distance traveled, eliminating toll plazas and improving the commuter experience. Unlike FASTag, it...

NHAI has hiked toll charges by 5% on national highways. The revised user fee has been implemented from Monday, affecting motorists across the country.

India will hike road toll charges across the country by 3-5% from Monday, officials said, after putting the annual increase on hold in April due to the country's general elections. Toll charges in India are revised annually in line with inflation, a...

The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets milk and milk products under the brand name of Amul, has increased the price of fresh milk by ₹2 a litre effective from June 3, 2024, in all markets across the country.Inflatio...

Starting Monday, toll rates on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway (DME) and Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE) will increase by 5%. After the revision, four-wheelers will pay between Rs 45 and Rs 160, and heavy vehicles will be charged between Rs 40 and R...

Kashi toll plaza staff injured in hit-and-run; CCTV footage shows driver accelerating. Sharma urges admin action. Musunuru toll plaza tragedy: 3 dead, 2 critical after vehicle collision in Andhra Pradesh.

The government is considering removing large hoardings at NH toll plazas, aiming to eliminate VIP culture. The proposal emerged in a recent meeting and could become a priority. Advocates argue that the hoardings are unnecessary as the government has...

Two toll booth employees tragically drown in a well while attempting to escape from a group of masked attackers at a toll plaza in Madhya Pradesh. The assailants, numbering around a dozen, unleashed a barrage of gunfire at the toll booth staff, lead...

If your KYC is not complete, then even valid balance will not save your FASTag from being blacklisted or deactivated by your bank. The process will start from January 31. So, get your KYC fully done on or before the last day of the current month.

The move is expected to discourage use of single FASTag for multiple vehicles or linking multiple Fastags to a particular vehicle and enhance efficiency in toll collection at toll plazas, the ministry of road transport and highways said in a stateme...

Replying to a separate question in the Lok Sabha, Nitin Gadkari said road safety audit of all National Highways projects has been made mandatory at all stages of design, construction, operation and maintenance through third-party auditors/experts.

Addressing the annual conference of Highways Operators Association of India, road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said the government will move to a GPS-based toll collection by March next year. The move is aimed at reducing traffic co...

A total expenditure of Rs 4.10 lakh crore has been made under Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase I (BPP-I) as on October 31, 2023, and the difference in actual project cost and normative cost is due to increase in cost of raw material and land acquisition,...