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National Highway Journeys To Be Costlier As NHAI Hikes Toll Charges By 5%

The NHAI has decided to hike the toll charges on all national highways in India by five per cent.

by Tooba Shaikh
National Highway Journeys To Be Costlier As NHAI Hikes Toll Charges By 5%

If you’re someone who regularly travels via the National Highways, we have some news for you. The National Highway Authority of India or NHAI has decided to hike the toll charges on all national highways in India by five per cent. This decision will be put into effect from today, June 3. Here are all of the other important details that you would need to know about this particular price hike.

National Highway Journeys To Be Costlier From Today On

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According to an article which was recently published by The Times Of India or TOI, this hike in price was announced on Sunday, June 3 by an official from the NHAI. This change in price is made owing to the inflation based on the wholesale price index or WPI.

The five per cent increase in the toll rates means that if a particular motorist was paying ₹100 as toll fees, they will now have to pay ₹105. So, if you’re planning a long road trip with your friends or family, get ready to shell out more than you did on your last road trip.

There are a total of 855 toll plazas across the National Highway network. The charges levied at each of these plazas are as per the National Highways Fee Rules, 2008. Of these 855 toll plazas, around 675 are public-funded fee plazas. The other 180 are operated by concessionaires.

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An Excercise Undertaken Yearly But Delayed Due To Elections

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Initially, the revision of the toll fee was slated to be implemented on April 1. However, owing to the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections, the implementation was delayed. Now, since the elections are almost done, the price hike is slated to take place from today onwards.

The price hike exercise is undertaken yearly in keeping with the WPI-based inflation. This yearly exercise was supposed to happen in April but was delayed owing to the general elections in the country.

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How will this price hike on the national highways impact your travel plans, if at all? Let us know in the comments section below!

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