Government says there is a wrong toll for collection on NH in 2024, with a refund of Rs 12.55 lakh

New Delhi, March 20 (PTI) government said on Thursday that the refund for 2024 was 1.2555 million, due to the wrong collection of payments collected on national highways.

United Road Transport and Highway Minister Nitin Gadkari said in a written reply to Lok Sabha that the fine exceeded ₹So far, the user fee deduction case for the user fee collection agency that has been levied at Rs 2 crore has been incorrect.

“National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) offers the Central Clearing Room (CCH) service plan for the National Electronic Charge (NETC) program, and has reported 1.255 million transactions in which the deductions for the incorrect user fees (TOLL) in 2024 were incorrect, with a total of 410 castag the ears All Pasters ins ears representing all representatives, representing the 0.03 level of all representatives, the company’s range is 0.03 said.

He further said that if the charging agency is found to be responsible for incorrect user fees deductions, a 30-50-fold fine will be imposed on the charging agency under Article 15 of the contract agreement.

When the user toll agency enters an incorrect vehicle registration number (VRN) into the system, the vehicle sometimes charges tolls, even if it is driving on a national highway/highway, while manually creating a VRN-based transaction. Dual charging sometimes occurs due to multiple readings from the Fastag reader.

Gadkari answered a separate question, saying state-owned NHAI is also considering installing audit cameras in high-value paid plazas to independently monitor accurate counts and use artificial intelligence (AI) to classify vehicles.

User rates are determined based on the 2008 NH-FEE rules, which are displayed on each fee square.

The minister said that in 325 national highway projects, an advanced traffic management system (ATM) has been installed, with a total length of about 20,000 kilometers.

He said the government envisions developing roadside amenities (WSA) at NHS intervals of about 40-60 kilometers.

“…the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways plans to grant about 700 WSAs,” Gardkari said.

Gadkari ₹The TOT (TOL, Operation and Transfer) model ended 2024-25 fiscal year was Rs 666.1 crore.

In addition, bids for projects under TOT-15 (land parcel) are being evaluated.

The minister said 26,367 public electric vehicle charging stations were deployed across the country as of March 17, 2025, adding that 10,019 public electric vehicle charging stations had been deployed nationwide during the 2024-25 period.