Toll Barriers Will Cease to Exist Within 2 years
The Union road transport and highways Ministry has finalized a GPS based toll collection system. Once this system is implemented within the next two years, toll barriers will cease to exist in the cou
The Union Road Transport and Highways Ministry has finalized a Global Positioning System (GPS) based toll collection system. Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said that once a car passes through a toll, the toll amount will be deducted directly from the bank account based on the movement of vehicles. This will help in easy movement of vehicles across the country. Gadkari said, “We have finalized a GPS system with the help of the Russian government. In two years, India will have a toll naka mukt.” He added that all commercial vehicles being manufactured nowadays have vehicle tracking systems and the government will come up with a mechanism to install GPS technology in older vehicles.
He also said that with this initiative, the National Highways Authority of India’s (NHAI’s) toll income could rise to Rs.1.34 trillion in five years using GPS technology. Since last one year, the Centre has been strongly urging to make the use of FASTag mandatory at national highways to reduce traffic congestion at toll plazas and unnecessary fuel consumption, thereby curbing pollution. Use of electronic toll collecting devices also uses cashless transactions, making toll collection transparent and helping the government plug revenue leakages.
