From today, Monday, June 3, the toll on all national highways in the country has been increased by an average of 5%. The decision was announced by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) at the end of the voting process.
The center increased the cost of national road traffic as soon as the polls were over. According to the state transport department, this increased toll tax has been implemented from Monday, June 3. The National Highway Authority of India or NHAI has decided to increase the tax by up to 5 percent per vehicle on an average.
Toll hiked up to 5% on all national highways in the country
The 2024 Lok Sabha election process has been going on for almost two and a half months. The result is going to be released tomorrow. Just the day before that, the National Highway Authority of the country announced such a decision. This decision was supposed to be effective from April 1 this year. But it became impossible to do so as Lok Sabha polls were announced immediately in the third week of March.
It was decided that the national highway toll will be increased as soon as the Lok Sabha elections are over. According to that decision, the toll tax on all national highways in India has been increased from today Monday. However, why the decision of the National Road Authority without meeting the vote? The question arises.
The National Highways Authority has informed that it is the process of checking the amount of toll like every year. It is linked to inflation based on the Wholesale Price Index (CPI). Incidentally, there are currently around 855 toll plazas on all national highways. An increase in toll fees would normally lead to an increase in the price of daily necessities.
