In a bid to digitize India and allow a free flow movement of the vehicles on the road, Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways, announced that a new method of tax collection will be introduced. This implies the GPS-based toll collection method. The plan is to get rid of all the toll-collection booths in India within the next two years. This is a positive step in the direction of smooth mobility on Indian roads. For the same reason, the FASTags were introduced, so that the vehicle does not have to stop and pay the toll-tax manually.
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How will GPS-based toll collection work?
The process is pretty straightforward. There will be a GPS device fitted to your car. This will give the live location of any vehicle at any time. When you cross a region where you would have otherwise paid toll tax, it will automatically be deducted from your bank account. That means you won’t even…