The President of “All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) was interviewed by TruckStrategy.com where he addressed various Issues Affecting Road Transport Sector. In this part he discuss about the ever grooming virus called TOLL. Here is what he has to say to the people of India.
Roads that are our National Property, which belong to the PEOPLE OF INDIA. The Government is selling our ROADS to private road builders and contractors who continue to collect the heavy toll charges even after their investment on building is fully recovered, AND /OR have started charging Toll even before starting the work on the highway or providing any basic facilities. The private builders are charging exorbitant Toll without giving any extra facilities to the road users.
We have often highlighted the anomalies in the present Toll policies that are highly inclined to benefit the concessionaires at the cost of the road users. The Government has entered into MCAs (Model Concessionaires Agreement) with private builders and offered them 20 years, 30 years time frame to collect the toll. They also talked of taking old roads for toll collection for that they had called bids from Private Toll Collectors. This is sheer commercial business where income is realized just after signing the agreement. The toll charged by the concessionaire is different from what is fixed by the Govt. MCAs have been implemented by the Government to implement projects under PPP scheme. These agreements are unfair as undue concessions are given to the concessionaires which have put a great burden on the road users.
Source: Autobei
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