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The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has hit the brakes on its decision to raise the toll tax across India, starting April 1, following the instructions from the Election Commission of India (ECI), The Indian Express reported.
The revision in the decision came a day after it was announced that the user fee rates at NH Fee Plazas will increase from April 1. The NHAI has gone back on the decision until the end of Lok Sabha polls. An NHAI official said that due to the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) which has been enforced during the General Election the ECI instructed the NHAI to not impose the increase in toll tax.
The annual toll increase is mandated by the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008. This fiscal year, toll charges on national highways were slated to rise by 2.5%, affecting routes such as the Pune-Satara and Pune-Nashik Highways in Pune.
