The Indian government has decided to initially implement a global navigation satellite system (GNSS)-based toll collection system at select national highways on a pilot basis.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is preparing to implement a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)-based toll collection system on select national highways.
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister, Nitin Gadkari, said a pilot study regarding GNSS-based user fee collection system has been done on Bengaluru-Mysore section of NH-275 in Karnataka and Panipat-Hisar section of NH-709 in Haryana.
The minister informed the house that it has been decided to initially implement a GNSS-based Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) system on selected sections of national highways on a pilot basis, as an added facility along with FASTag.
The system aims to enhance the efficiency of toll collection, reducing congestion at toll plazas. This will also help to plug leakages and check toll evaders, resulting in a more efficient toll collection system across the country.
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