New Toll Policy: No need to pay toll tax these common people also get free entry at toll plaza, know details
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Toll Plaza Free Entry: If you take your vehicle on the highway, then along with the cost of petrol and diesel, there is also a big concern about paying toll tax. In such a situation, the toll plaza and the tax levied there can spoil your travel budget.
But do you know that under certain rules, common people can also get free entry at the toll?
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Yes, some categories of people do not have to pay toll tax and for this some rules and conditions have to be fulfilled. Let us know who gets this exemption and what are its rules…
What are the rules for free entry at toll?
- 10 second rule:- If you have to wait for more than 10 seconds at a toll plaza, you can pass without paying toll.
- 100 meter rule:- If the line of vehicles at a toll plaza is more than 100 meters, then you will not have to pay toll tax.
- 60 km rule:- If you have paid tax on any highway or expressway within 60 kilometers, then you do not have to pay toll.
- 20 km: If your vehicle has Global Navigation Satellite System (GPS), then your journey up to 20 km can be free on some state highways and expressways.
Why do we have to pay toll tax?
If a driver enters from one state to another with his three-wheeler, four-wheeler and heavy commercial vehicles, he has to pay toll to use the NH and expressway. The government maintains the national highways and expressways and constructs roads with the money from the toll.
61 thousand crores will be earned from toll tax in the financial year 2024-2025
There are about 1063 toll plazas across the country and its number is continuously increasing with the increasing number of vehicles. Talking about the last 5 years only, more than 400 new toll plazas have been opened. According to the data available on the NHAI website, the tax revenue on National Highways and Expressways in the financial year 2024-2025 was more than 61 thousand crores and this number is increasing year by year.
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