<span style="color: #222222;">Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that the Government has finalised GPS-based technology toll collection to ensure seamless movement of vehicles across the country. He said, this will ensure India becomes 'toll booth free' in the next two years.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Addressing the ASSOCHAM Foundation Week Programme in New Delhi today, he explained that the toll amount will be deducted directly from the bank account based on the movement of vehicles. He said, 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.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Minister expressed hope that the toll collections may reach Rs 34 thousand crore by the coming March. Mr Gadkari informed, by using GPS technology for toll collection,the toll income in next five years will be Rs 1 lakh 34 thousand crore.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Minister said that industrial development is key to employment generation and poverty eradication in India. He said, however at present, industry in India is centralised in urban areas as such decentralisation of industry is imperative to boost growth rate. He also impressed upon the need to promote public-private investment in infrastructure development. He assured Government's support in projects that are not economically viable.</span><br />'' &nbsp;
News On AIR | December 17, 2020 8:58 PM
Govt. finalises GPS-based technology toll collection to ensure seamless movement of vehicles across country