The Government of India has cleared the use of GPS-based for toll collection in the country. This move will ensure seamless movement of vehicles across the country, and it will also help India becomes a ‘toll booth free’ nation in the next two years.
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The toll amount will be deducted directly from the bank account based on the movement of vehicles.
While now all commercial vehicles are coming with vehicle tracking systems, the Government will come up with some plan to install GPS technology in old vehicles.
The Minister expressed hope that the toll collections may reach Rs 34 thousand crore by March 2021.
By using GPS technology for toll collection, the toll income in next five years will be Rs 1.34 lakh crore.