Toll collection

Toll rates are expected to close on a positive note in FY19 after steadily rising for the past two years, especially for projects awarded after 2008. Graphic: Naveen Kumar Saini/Mint

Roads sector: Toll collections set to surge, but risks loom for developers

2 min read . 19 Jan 2019

NHAI is working on various plans to make FASTags a base for transactions to buy petrol and pay parking fees, chairman Sanjeev Ranjan. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

Payments using FASTags at petrol pumps, parking lots soon

1 min read . 07 Jan 2019

The road ministry should continue to monetize its road assets through the toll-operate-transfer model, finance minister Arun Jaitley had said while presenting the budget earlier this month. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

NHAI seeks to auction 1,720km of highways

3 min read . 20 Feb 2018

Roads minister Nitin Gadkari agreed to the opinion that toll tax collection should stop but asserted that he cannot promise waiver from the tax on national highways at this juncture. Photo: Bloomberg

Nitin Gadkari rules out toll tax waiver, cites fund shortage

1 min read . 02 Jan 2018

The Narendra Modi government has decided to make the remaining over 3,000 lanes at toll plazas ETC-enabled. Photo: Mint

Govt sets October deadline for making all highway toll lanes digitally enabled

2 min read . 02 Aug 2017

India’s logistics cost as a percentage of its gross domestic product was 13-14% in 2014. Photo: HT

Govt aims to leverage technology to reduce logistics costs

3 min read . 12 Jun 2017

Those with a larger mix of engineering, procurement and construction orders may be better off during the quarter than those with exposure to toll revenue. Photo: Hindustan Times

A bumpy ride for road construction firms

2 min read . 16 Jan 2017

Already, the effect of demonetization has raised a red flag over construction stocks, especially those with high exposure to roads. Graphic by Ajay Negi/Mint

Weak execution takes a toll on Sadbhav Engineering

1 min read . 29 Nov 2016

This will be India’s first exercise in auctioning NHAI’s operational projects after a cabinet clearance in August. Photo: Mint

India approves monetization of national highways under TOT model

1 min read . 23 Nov 2016

The government’s earlier decision to accept the withdrawn notes at toll plazas till 11 November midnight led to chaos in the absence of adequate change. Photo: Mint

Government extends toll exemption on national highways till 24 Nov midnight

1 min read . 17 Nov 2016

The toll plazas will have terminals that will verify vehicles on the basis of a device, which will automatically debit money from a prepaid account. This concept is based on the US and Canada model. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

NPCI to launch electronic toll collection system later in November

2 min read . 18 Nov 2016

Currently, there are 343 ICICI Bank enabled locations across major national highways that cover about 90% of the tolled national highways network. Photo: Bloomberg<br />

ICICI Bank eyes 30 lakh transactions via e-toll plazas by March

2 min read . 07 Aug 2016

Toll rates are linked to the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), which is moving in the positive direction with food and manufactured goods prices showing an increase. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint <br />

Rise in highway traffic, toll collections raise investor sentiment

3 min read . 16 Jun 2016

A file photo of Jawaharlal Nehru Port near Mumbai. Photo: Mint<br />

Traffic logjam at JN Port eases as new toll collection system takes effect

2 min read . 06 May 2016

The apex court had, on 9 October, imposed a cess called the ECC on light commercial vehicles and trucks entering the city to be collected from 1 November. Photo: Mint<br />

Supreme Court allows amicable exit for toll collector SMYR Consortium

1 min read . 07 Jan 2016

Road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint<br />

Nitin Gadkari to launch electronic toll system on 31 October

1 min read . 24 Oct 2014

NHAI has recorded a 17% increase in toll collections year-on-year in the first six months of the current fiscal year. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint<br />

NHAI collects Rs6,380 crore in toll revenue in Apr-Sep

2 min read . 17 Oct 2014

Currently, the toll rates are typically brought down to 40% of the ongoing toll rate after the end of a concession period. Photo: Mint<br />

Govt’s plan of limiting toll collection faces resistance

2 min read . 19 Sep 2014

The Delhi high court on Wednesday ordered the dismantling of a toll plaza on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway, which had caused huge traffic jams. Photo: Mint<br />

Pan-India electronic toll collection to start this year: Govt

1 min read . 20 Feb 2014

In October, speaking on hurdles faced by infrastructure companies in developing road projects, Manish Agarwal, executive director for infrastructure practice at consulting firm PwC India, said, “Governments should build consensus among the people on the issue of user charges and create awareness that user charges supplement the government’s tax income.” Photo: Mint<br />

Tensions in Kolhapur over toll collections by IRB Infrastructure

1 min read . 13 Jan 2014