A senior authorities official instructed ET that the addition of latest toll plazas this yr coupled with greater effectivity and pickup in logistics train to help elevated consumption has added to the yearly toll assortment.
“The federal authorities objectives to produce seamless movement on highways, and subsequently we’re together with additional toll roads,” the official talked about. “It’ll help generate additional revenue whereas guaranteeing that freeway travellers save on time and value of journey.”
In FY24, India added 94 toll plazas, taking the rely to 933 as on April 1, 2024. Inside the first eight months of FY25 (April 1 to November 30, 2024), the number of toll plazas added stood at 70. The general toll dimension inside the nation went up from 42,595 km on April 1, 2023 to 46,884 km on April 1, 2024, an addition of 4,289 km, whereas the toll dimension added inside the current fiscal yr till November 30 stood at 3,059.6 km.
“Toll assortment has confirmed sustained momentum inside the second half of the yr, aided by the festive season. Moreover, over the past couple of years, there was addition of latest toll plazas, which has helped in a delta enhance,” Jagannarayan Padmanabhan, world head of consulting, Crisil Market Intelligence and Analytics, talked about. “This constructive momentum is predicted to proceed for the following quarter as correctly.”India has 1,040 toll plazas all through the nation, of which 1,003 are beneath the administration of the Nationwide Highways Authority of India, which comes beneath the ministry of freeway transport and highways.
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