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Govt to resume toll collections on highways from Monday
Dipak.Dash@timesgroup.com
New Delhi:18.04.2020
Toll collection will resume across the national highway network from Monday after a gap of 25 days. The road transport ministry on Friday authorised the NHAI to resume the collection of user fee.
The ministry in its communication to NHAI referred to the highway authority’s letter which had highlighted that “user fee collection contributes to the government exchequer and also provides financial strength to NHAI in terms of budgetary support.”
The reasons behind resuming toll collection include the home ministry’s relaxation to “allow a lot of activities with effect from April 20, including commercial and private establishments” and allowing construction with certain riders. Some toll operators told TOI that there has to be more clarity including how to deal with cash transactions, which is a matter of huge health concern during the current crisis.
Opposing the resumption of tolling, AIMTC chief Kultaran Singh Atwal said, “When the government is calling the truckers as heroes during this crisis who are risking their lives to ensure there is enough availability of essential supply, why couldn’t it postpone this for a few more weeks? Toll payments are about 20% cost of our operation. This will hit us the most who are not getting return cargo.”
Govt to resume toll collections on highways from Monday
Dipak.Dash@timesgroup.com
New Delhi:18.04.2020
Toll collection will resume across the national highway network from Monday after a gap of 25 days. The road transport ministry on Friday authorised the NHAI to resume the collection of user fee.
The ministry in its communication to NHAI referred to the highway authority’s letter which had highlighted that “user fee collection contributes to the government exchequer and also provides financial strength to NHAI in terms of budgetary support.”
The reasons behind resuming toll collection include the home ministry’s relaxation to “allow a lot of activities with effect from April 20, including commercial and private establishments” and allowing construction with certain riders. Some toll operators told TOI that there has to be more clarity including how to deal with cash transactions, which is a matter of huge health concern during the current crisis.
Opposing the resumption of tolling, AIMTC chief Kultaran Singh Atwal said, “When the government is calling the truckers as heroes during this crisis who are risking their lives to ensure there is enough availability of essential supply, why couldn’t it postpone this for a few more weeks? Toll payments are about 20% cost of our operation. This will hit us the most who are not getting return cargo.”
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