Central government's big decision, the country will be 'toll free' in 2 years

New delhi date. 17 December 2020, Thursday

The central government has taken a big decision for the free movement of vehicles. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has made a big announcement about toll plazas across the country, saying that toll plazas will be free roads in India in the next two years. For which the government has decided to finalize the Global Positioning System.

The Union Minister said that in the next two years, vehicle tolls will be deducted only from your linked bank account. "GPS will be finalized soon with the help of the Russian government," Gadkari told an ASSOCHAM program. As soon as this happens, India will be toll free in 2 years.

"Once this is implemented, the money will be deducted directly from the bank account," the Union Minister said. This money will be taken based on the movement of the vehicle. Currently all commercial vehicles are coming with a vehicle tracking system while the government will come up with some plans to install GPS in older vehicles.

Announcing this, Gadkari also said that it would increase the toll revenue of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to Rs 1.34 trillion in five years. This will be due to the use of GPS technology. It will also bring transparency in transactions and promote caseless transactions.

In his virtual address, the Union Minister also warned steel producers against profiteering. He said the rise in steel prices by 55% in the last six months by major companies and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's attention has made it difficult to complete the scheme. If these companies fail to control, the government will have to change its policies and the plan will be difficult to complete. He said if companies fail to control it, the government will have to change policies and promote alternative technology to schemes.