Claim: One can cross toll plazas within a 60 km radius from home without paying the toll fee by showing an Aadhaar card.
Fact-check: An old video of Nitin Gadkari talking about distance between toll plazas is being shared with a misleading claim - FACTLY
Verdict: according to the national highways fee  rules, 2008, people residing within a radius of 20 km of toll plazas on national highways can obtain an exemption or concession from paying toll fee. this is to be done by submitting an application to the relevant toll plaza authorities, along with the necessary documents, including proof of address. however, this exemption or concession does not apply if there is a service road or other alternative routes within the area of the toll plaza. additionally, this exemption or concession is applicable only to non-commercial vehicles. hence the claim made in the post is misleading.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Akshay Kumar Appani
Date published: 2024-07-31T07:56:59