FASTag News: If you are also among those who keep commuting on the National Highway, now this journey is going to be expensive for them. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has increased the rates of toll plazas on National Highways and Expressways from the financial year starting from April 1. This means that from the next 1st, you may have to loosen your pockets a bit while traveling on these. Let us tell you that there has been an average increase of 4-5 percent at toll plazas across the country.

Which routes will be affected?

Roots	Possible changes in toll	How much will it cost?
Delhi-Meerut Expressway	5% increase in LCV/Truck	The fare for a one-way journey for light vehicles including cars, jeeps, vans or light motor vehicles will be Rs 175, which was earlier Rs 170. The return fare will be Rs 265, which was earlier Rs 255.
Bengaluru-Mysore Expressway	3-5 percent increase	There will be no change in toll charge for cars and it will remain around Rs 120. However, fares for larger vehicles like LCV/Truck will increase by Rs 5-15.
Delhi-Jaipur Highway	Increase of up to 5-20 percent	Increase in fares for commercial vehicles at major toll plazas like Shahjahanpur.
Other routes of UP	Increase up to 5-10 percent	Slight increase for private vehicles on the routes from Lucknow to Kanpur, Ayodhya and Rae Bareli.

How much will toll increase on various routes?

• In UP, the expenditure on toll on routes like Delhi-Meerut Expressway, National Highway-9 and Lucknow-Kanpur will increase by 5 percent. This will put additional burden on passengers traveling from Delhi to Meerut or Lucknow to Kanpur.
• In Rajasthan, there is a possibility of increase in expenditure on toll plazas on routes like Jaipur-Delhi, Jaipur-Ajmer and Jaipur-Kishangarh. It is being told that toll for cars on Jaipur-Kishangarh routes will increase from Rs 140 to Rs 155. At the same time, those traveling for long distances like from Delhi to Mumbai via Rajasthan will have to pay an extra Rs 5-15 on every toll.
• There are more than 65 tolls in Tamil Nadu, South India. Due to the possible increase in toll charges from April 1, those traveling on Chennai Bypass and Chennai-Tirupati Highway will have to spend more money than before.
• There is also a possibility of an average 3-5 percent toll increase on Bengaluru-Mysore and Bengaluru Airport Road. There is heavy traffic on these routes.
• On the Delhi-Sonipat-Panipat and Ambala-Chandigarh routes, the toll expenditure on commercial vehicles as well as private vehicles can range between Rs 5-15.

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Toll tax exemption rules: There are many toll plazas in every state of India. At present, there is about 1063 toll plazas across the country. And there is a steady increase in them. Talking in the last 5 years itself, more than 400 toll plazas have been built. Whoever takes his three wheel or four wheel vehicle to another state.

He has to pay toll tax. Earlier, the charge had to be paid manually for this. But now with the help of fastag, it has become very easy to pay toll tax. People sitting on certain positions do not have to pay toll tax. But do you know that these common men also get free entry on toll. Let us tell you. What is the rule about what is.

These people do not have to give toll

Crores of vehicles pass through toll plazas every day. For this, many rules have been made by the National Highway Authority of India. One of these rules is also about time. That is, if a car stopped at the toll plaza for more than a time. Then he will not have to give toll. This rule was brought by NHAI in the year 2021.

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Under which any vehicle stops without giving toll on the toll plaza for more than 10 seconds. Then he can pass through there for free. That is, he will not have to pay the toll. This rule is applicable for all common men. People who have to wait for more than 10 seconds on tolls. So they are made toll free.

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Whose house does not have to give toll

The government has another rule to pay toll tax. People whose houses are near toll plazas. Those people are also exempted from giving toll. Because even after passing the toll, they will have to pass through the toll daily in connection with the work. Therefore, according to the rules of NHAI, whose toll is at a distance of 20 km from the plaza. He gets a discount on toll tax. However, you have to give proof that your house is near the toll plaza. If there is no evidence, then you will have to pay double fine.

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