(a) the number of toll gates /plazas in operation in the country and the average amount collected per day, month and financial year 2018-2019 in the country;
(b) the number of toll gates/plazas in Tamil Nadu and the amount collected by them in a day, month and year 2018-2019; and
(c) the procedure/criteria/methodology followed to discontinue collection of toll by the toll gates/plazas in the country?
THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)
(a) As on 31.10.2019, 570 fee plazas are operational on the National Highways across the country. The amount of user fee collected from fee plazas of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in Financial Year (FY) 2018-19 is Rs. 24,396.19 crore with an average monthly and per day collection of Rs 2033 crore and Rs 66.84 crore respectively. In addition to this, an upfront amount of Rs. 9681.50 crore was received from Toll Operate Transfer (TOT) Concession in FY 2018-19.
(b) As on 31.10.2019, 54 user fee plazas on National Highways are operational in the state of Tamil Nadu. The amount of user fee on National Highways collected in the state of Tamil Nadu in FY 2018-19 is Rs. 2549.12 crore with an average monthly and per day collection of Rs 212.42 crore and Rs 6.98 crore respectively.
(c) In case of Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects, after completion of the concession period, the user fee is to be collected by Central Government at reduced rates of 40%. In case of a public funded project, the user fee rates are to be reduced to 40% after recovery of capital cost of the project.
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