Revised toll tax for driving on national highways applicable from April 1

Revising all its toll rates by 5 to 7%, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has made travel on tolled national highways costlier.

Due to this, the prices of essential commodities are also likely to increase.

Starting from April 1, the toll rates increased by 5% on the majority of toll plazas will be applicable for all categories of vehicles. Even the rates for monthly passes (50 trips per month) have also been increased.

NHAI has 372 toll plazas in entire country and revision of toll rates takes place before the start of every financial year based on the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) which may vary from one toll plaza to another in the same region.  

Vehicles travelling from Agra to Delhi or vice versa via NH-2 will be paying Rs 10 extra toll tax from tomorrow while 6% more toll tax will be charged for commuters from Agra to Jaipur via NH-21.

As per the transporters, increasing the rate of transportation was inevitable as e-way bill, the third-party premium for vehicles transporting goods and hike in diesel prices were already the issues being faced. President of Agra Transporters’ Welfare Association, Virendra Gupta said that the transportation cost will obviously increase in such situation, due to which prices of essential commodities will also rise but added that the increase in toll rates is highly unreasonable and they will hold a protest against the government’s move.