A video is going viral on social media, showing two-wheelers lined up near a toll plaza, seemingly waiting to pay toll and proceed. The video is being shared with the claim that toll tax on two-wheelers has now been approved in India.
Congress Supporter Suresh Kapse on X shared this video with the claim, ‘Toll tax has now started on two-wheelers too. Congratulations, the suffering should never stop!
Now speak up, blind bhakts this is the “curse” government you voted for!’
X account user Taja Tamacha shared the video with the claim, ‘Congratulations friends. Thank you’
Also Read: Viral Claim About Toll Tax on Two-Wheelers on National Highways Is Fake
We began our fact-checking process by performing a reverse image search of the viral video. The search led us to a Facebook post by Ranjeet Yadav, shared on April 18, with the caption: “On Bangalore’s NICE Road, two-wheelers are also required to pay toll tax.”
Further investigation revealed multiple reports from The Indian Express, The Hindu, and The Hindustan Times, all confirming that toll is indeed levied on two-wheelers on the NICE Road in Bangalore. A report published by Hindustan Times on June 30, 2023, details the revised toll rates for that year — ₹15 to ₹25 for two-wheelers and ₹25 to ₹60 for cars, depending on the distance travelled.
To understand the context of NICE Road, we referred to an India Today report dated April 6, 2012. The article explains that the NICE Road is part of a public-private partnership between the Karnataka Government and Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises (NICE). Under this model, the government facilitates land acquisition while NICE, formed by the Kalyani Group and SAB International, funds and executes the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project (BMICP). The company is also responsible for operating the road post-construction.
The report further notes that the partnership originated from a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in 1995 between the then-Karnataka Chief Minister, H.D. Deve Gowda, and Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld. Under the agreement, the state government does not invest in the project but is entitled to reclaim about 60% of the fully developed land for ₹1 after a 30-year concession period. Additionally, the government is projected to earn approximately ₹3,000 crore annually in taxes and other revenues during this timeframe.
As for the viral claim that the central government is planning to impose toll taxes on two-wheelers nationwide, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has officially clarified that no such proposal is under consideration. The authority confirmed that there are currently no plans to introduce toll charges for two-wheelers across the country.
| Claim | Toll tax has already been imposed on two-wheelers. |
| Claimed by | Taja Tamacha |
| Fact Check | The video in question is from NICE Road in Bangalore, a roadway developed under a public-private partnership that levies toll on two-wheelers. However, no such toll tax is applicable to two-wheelers on other national highways or roads across India. |
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