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Highway Toll System Under Review
August 29 , 2025
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- The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has raised concerns over the current highway tolling system.
- It was stating that tolls are often collected indefinitely, regardless of road quality, traffic volume, affordability, or recovery of project costs.
- The concept of perpetual tolling was introduced through a 2008 amendment to the Fee Rules.
- Later it was formalised by a 2023 amendment allowing toll collection even beyond the concession period.
- The PAC has recommended the creation of a tariff authority similar to the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) to ensure fair and transparent toll fixation, collection, and regulation.
- The PAC recommended automatic toll refunds or waivers where highways are incomplete.
- Rs 61,408 crore was collected as toll in 2024–25, compared to ₹55,882 crore in 2023–24, ₹48,032 crore in 2022–23, ₹33,929 crore in 2021–22, and ₹27,927 crore in 2020–21.
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