The Government has finalised GPS-based (Global Positioning System) toll collection to ensure seamless movement of vehicles across the country.
Ministry: Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways
Key takeaways
This will ensure India becomes ‘toll booth free’ in next two years.
The toll amount will be deducted directly from the bank account based on the movement of vehicles.
While now all commercial vehicles are coming with vehicle tracking systems, the Government will come up with some plan to install GPS technology in old vehicles.
The Minister expressed hope that the toll collections may reach Rs 34 thousand crore by March 2021.
By using GPS technology for toll collection, the toll income in next five years will be Rs 1.34 lakh crore.
