Travelling on national highways to get costlier, sharp rise in toll tax from April 1

The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has increased the toll tax levied on vehicles for travelling on national highways across the country. With the new hike, toll on national highways will increase by 10 to 15 percent.

As per multiple reports, the hike means that toll tax at different NH toll plazas will become costlier between Rs 5-10 to Rs 50-65, depending of the vehicle type. A notification with the regarding the toll tax hike for FY 2022-23 has been issued and orders have been issued to NHAI’s officials across regions.

The government is also working on a plan to make toll levy smoother. Highway and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari recently said that a new norm will be fully implemented in the next 3 months where there won’t be two toll plazas within 60 km on national highways. The government is also working towards GPS based toll charge to alleviate long queues on toll plazas.

Meanwhile, NHAI is planning cashless treatment for road accident victims, including drivers, passengers, pedestrians and cyclists, on identified national highway stretches of the Golden Quadrilateral. This will be between Delhi-Mumbai, Mumbai-Chennai, Chennai-Kolkata, Kolkata-Agra and Agra-Delhi corridors.

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