India, Oct. 15 -- India's toll revenue is likely to swell to Rs 1 lakh crore annually in next five years on the back of initiatives like electronic toll collection programme, which is being implemented pan-India to remove bottlenecks, union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Monday.
The minister said that of the total 1.4 lakh km highways under NHAI, 24,996 km of highways currently is under the toll ambit and the length will swell to 27,000 km by the year-end.
The Minister said that from December 1, 2019 onwards, toll payments will be via FASTag only under the National Electronic Toll Collection (NETC) programme, the flagship initiative of the ministry which is being implemented pan-India to remove bottlenecks and ensure seamless movement of ...