Highway toll tax news: The government has taken a big decision. The toll on national highways has been reduced by 50 percent. The government has directly reduced the toll rate for those parts of national highways, which have structures such as tunnels, bridges, flyovers or elevated sections. This step will reduce the cost of travel to drivers.

The user charge on toll plazas on national highways is levied as per NH fee rules, 2008. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has amended the rules and notified a new formula to calculate the toll fee. The Ministry has given examples to explain the new toll fee.