Tolls in India are typically adjusted annually to adjust for inflation, and announcements of increases have been published in local newspapers across the country. Almost 1,100 toll plazas are subject to these changes.
A senior National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) official clarified that the amendment, delayed during the election period, is now in force from June 3. Funds generated from road tolls and fuel tax play a key role in financing the expansion of national roads.
Over the past decade, India has invested heavily in expanding its national highways, boasting a network of approximately 1,46,000 km, the second largest in the world.
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Collection of fees have seen significant growth, from R252 billion in the 2018/19 financial year to over R540 billion in the 2022/23 financial year. This enhance is attributed to increasing road traffic and an enhance in the number of toll and toll plazas.
Toll adjustments based on changes in section wholesale price index CPI-based inflation affects approximately 855 infrastructure toll points on the national motorway network. Of these, approximately 675 are publicly funded and the remaining 180 are operated by concessionaires. (With PTI input)
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