Toll Booth Free India: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Announces All National Highways to Remove Toll Plazas by March 2027!
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| The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari. ( Photo credit: Ministry of Home Affairs/ Wikimedia commons) |
NEW DELHI: In a revolutionary move set to transform the face of India’s infrastructure and transit ecosystem, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari made a historic announcement today, declaring that all national highways across India will become completely toll-booth free by March 2027. The Union Minister officially confirmed that the central government is moving ahead with an ambitious plan to entirely dismantle traditional physical toll plazas on all major expressways and national highways within the next few months.
To replace the aging infrastructure, the government is aggressively rolling out a barrier-free satellite-based global positioning system (GPS) tolling mechanism, alongside advanced automatic number plate reader (ANPR) technologies. Under this cutting-edge system, high-speed cameras and satellite tracking will automatically calculate the exact distance a vehicle travels on a national highway and deduct the precise toll amount directly from the linked bank account or wallet while the vehicle is in motion. This means drivers will no longer have to slow down, queue up, or halt at physical barriers anywhere in the country.
Transport experts and urban planners have highly praised the decision, noting that the removal of toll booths will completely eradicate the massive traffic bottlenecks that plague national highways daily. Furthermore, this barrier-free system is estimated to save the national economy thousands of crores of rupees by drastically reducing vehicle idle times and lowering overall fuel consumption. The news has instantly shot to the number one trending spot on Google India, as millions of daily commuters celebrate the upcoming end of long toll plaza delays.