摘要: |
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways notified the National Highway fee (determination of rates and collection) rules, 2008 in exercise of the power conferred by Section 9 of the National Highway Act, 1956. According to these rules, the Central government may by notification, levy fee for use of any section of national highway, permanent bridge, by-pass or tunnel forming part of the national highway in accordance with the provision of these rules. Such user fee is collected at designated toll plaza under the open system of user fee collection. Initially, the user fee was being collected manually leading to delays and pilferages. According to a joint study conducted by the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta and logistics major Transport Corporation of India in 2014/15, India's annual additional fuel consumption cost due to delays was around $14.7 billion. |