Toll Tax News - Rightsofemployees.com https://www.rightsofemployees.com Know Your Rights Fri, 01 Mar 2024 06:03:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://www.rightsofemployees.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-emp1-32x32.png Toll Tax News - Rightsofemployees.com https://www.rightsofemployees.com 32 32 Toll Tax Exemptions: These people do not have to pay toll tax, see full list here https://www.rightsofemployees.com/toll-tax-exemptions-these-people-do-not-have-to-pay-toll-tax-see-full-list-here/ Fri, 01 Mar 2024 06:30:25 +0000 https://www.rightsofemployees.com/?p=27512 Toll Tax Exemptions: Sometimes you might have seen a vehicle speeding out without paying toll tax. In such a situation, you might be wondering which vehicles do not have to pay toll tax. After all, who does not have to pay toll tax? For this, the Transport Ministry has issued a list regarding this. In […]

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]]> Toll Tax Exemptions: Sometimes you might have seen a vehicle speeding out without paying toll tax. In such a situation, you might be wondering which vehicles do not have to pay toll tax. After all, who does not have to pay toll tax? For this, the Transport Ministry has issued a list regarding this. In which about 25 people are involved. Those who do not have to pay toll tax.

Let us tell you that keeping in mind the safety of vehicles, toll tax is used for the construction of roads. It is under the control of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI). Fastag has been introduced by the Government of India to collect toll, which is a cashless toll travel payment process.

According to Rule 11 of the National Highway Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008, toll cannot be collected from these vehicles –

Toll cannot be collected from any mechanical vehicle on national highways. Apart from this, toll tax cannot be collected even during the travel of people holding important positions in the country. Toll tax is not collected from the following people.

  • President of India
  • Vice President of India
  • prime minister of India
  • governor of a state
  • Chief Justice of India
  • Speaker of the Lok Sabha
  • Union Cabinet Minister
  • chief minister of a state
  • supreme court judge
  • Union Minister of State
  • Lieutenant Governor of Union Territory
  • A chief of staff holding the rank of full general or equivalent
  • Speaker of the Legislative Council of a State
  • Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of a State
  • Chief Justice of High Court
  • High Court Judge
  • member of parliament
  • Army Commander Vice Army Chief and equivalent in other services
  • Chief Secretary to the State Government within the concerned State
  • Secretary to the Government of India
  • Secretary, State Council
  • Secretary, Lok Sabha
  • Foreign dignitaries on state visits
  • A member of the Legislative Assembly or Legislative Council of a State if he shows his identity card issued by the concerned State
  • Param Vir Chakra, Ashok Chakra, Mahavir Chakra, Kirti Chakra, Vir Chakra and Shaurya Chakra awardees, if the award recipient shows his/her attested photo identity card.

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]]> Toll Tax New Guideline: Big News For Traveling On Highway ! These people will not have to pay toll tax? Know what the government said… https://www.rightsofemployees.com/toll-tax-new-guideline-big-news-for-traveling-on-highway-these-people-will-not-have-to-pay-toll-tax-know-what-the-government-said/ Thu, 17 Nov 2022 14:05:12 +0000 https://www.rightsofemployees.com/?p=7253 Toll Tax News: If you are also going to travel on the highway or are planning to travel, then there is important news for you. Recently a message is coming out in which it is being said that some people will get tax exemption from the government. If you are also going to travel on […]

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]]> Toll Tax News: If you are also going to travel on the highway or are planning to travel, then there is important news for you. Recently a message is coming out in which it is being said that some people will get tax exemption from the government.

If you are also going to travel on the highway or are planning to travel, then there is important news for you. Recently a message is coming out in which it is being said that some people will get tax exemption from the government i.e. they will not have to pay toll tax.

Let us tell you whether the government is giving exemption in toll tax for some people or not…

PIB tweeted

PIB has written in its official tweet that a WhatsApp message is being claimed that journalists will get exemption on toll tax at all toll plazas in India, for which it will be necessary to show ID card.

The claim is completely fake

PIB has told after fact check that this claim is completely fake. No such order has been given by MORTHIndia.

Check official link

For more information about this, you can visit the  official link https://morth.nic.in/sites/default/files/faqs_exemptions.pdf .

Who gets toll tax exemption?

PIB has shared a link, in which information has been given about who is exempted from toll tax in India. It includes the President of India, Prime Minister, Supreme Court and High Court judges, Lok Sabha Rajya Sabha speaker and MP etc. Along with this, ambulances and hearse vehicles are also exempted from toll tax.

You can also do a fact check

In the era of social media many times wrong news starts going viral. If you are in doubt about any news coming on your social media account or WhatsApp, then you can get fact checked through PIB. For this you have to visit the official link https://factcheck.pib.gov.in/ . Apart from this, you can send information on WhatsApp number 8799711259 or email : pibfactcheck@gmail.com .

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