Thursday, 24 November 2016

Government extends suspension of toll charges on National Highways-The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions

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24 November 2016

The government on Thursday announced it was extending till December 1 the suspension of fee collection at all toll plazas on National Highways in the country.

"Toll suspension is extended till 1st December midnight across all national highways," Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways, Shipping, Chemicals and Fertilisers Mansukh Mandaviya tweeted. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions

Earlier, the government suspended fee collection at all toll plazas on National Highways till the midnight of November 11. This was subsequently extended thrice -- and the last extension was to end on the midnight of November 24. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions

The Ministry had previously said that instructions for the suspension of fee collection had been issued to all the concessionaires, including BOT (build-operate-transfer), OMT (operate-maintain-transfer) operators and other fee collection agencies.

The decision has been taken to avoid any inconvenience to highway users following the demonetisation of Rs500 and Rs1,000 currency notes.

On November 22, the government had also extended the suspension of vehicle parking charges at all airports till the midnight of November 28. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions


Even, the Indian Railways have waived off service charges for 'e-tickets' and 'i-tickets' booked through Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) till December 31.The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions

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