"When asked about jurisdiction of the state government on toll tax collected on national highways, he said, "The government is aware that the toll booths on national highways are not in its jurisdiction, but state government will compensate the contractor of toll booths on national highways." The revenue loss at toll booths will be borne by the state in order to facilitate the commuters.There are around 50 toll booths in the state. Taxis and other commercial vehicles will have to pay regular toll tax. Surat/Ahmedabad: With the 2017 assembly election in sight, CM Anandiben Patel on Saturday announced that cars and small vehicles, including three-wheelers, will be exempted from paying toll tax on state as well as national highways in Gujarat from August 15.However, this exemption is limited to private vehicles. Government officials said the initial estimate of loss in revenue was between Rs 80 crore and Rs 100 crore.

Source: Times of India July 31, 2016 02:48 UTC