New Delhi, March 20 -- Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said the government will soon announce a new policy for toll charges on national highways, offering a reasonable concession to the consumers.
Replying to queries in Rajya Sabha, the minister asserted that the government is spending a lot on building road infrastructure and therefore toll charges are necessary. "It is the policy of the department that when you want good road, you have to pay for it," Gadkari said.
In Assam, he said the government plans to make expenditure of Rs 3 Lakh crore.
"We are making a lot of big roads, four lanes, six lanes. I am making a lot of bridges from the Brahmaputra. We are raising funds from the market. So without ...