
Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said that the government is formulating a new policy to replace toll plazas with GPS based tracking toll system.
As reported by MoneyControl, Gadkari while speaking at CII’s Annual Session also said that the GPS tracking system is currently not there in India but his ministry is working on developing the technology in India.
“I want to assure the House that within one year all physical toll booths in the country will be removed. It means that toll collection will happen via GPS. The money will be collected based on GPS imaging (on vehicles),” Gadkari said in the Lok Sabha during Question Hour.
He also urged road constructions companies and consultants to come up with new ways to reduce the use of steel and cement, as it increases the road construction cost.
According to MoneyControl, in December 2020, Gadkari had said that the new GPS-based system will be introduced for toll collection with Russian expertise where toll amount will be deducted from the commuter’s account or e-wallet based on the distance traversed.
India currently has the FASTag, an electronic toll collection system wherein the FASTag is fixed on the windscreen of the car. While passing through the toll booth, the FASTag will be scanned automatically, deducting money from the bank account.