Lok Sabha Question No. 897 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-04
Subject: Toll Plazas in Karnataka
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri G Kumar Naik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 897 ANSWERED ON 4TH DECEMBER, 2025

## TOLL PLAZAS IN KARNATAKA

897. SHRI G. KUMAR NAIK:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total  number  of  toll  plazas  currently  operational  in  the  country along  with  the  total  length  of  toll  roads,  State-wise  and  district-wise  in Karnataka;
- (b)  the  rationale  or  criteria  adopted  by  the  Government  for  determining the procedure for levying toll, particularly with regard to factors such as traffic density, economic profile of the region and project cost recovery; and
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  made  publicly  accessible  information available  regarding  toll  rates  exemptions  and  concession  periods,  if  so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)  The  State-wise  number  of  fee  plazas  &  its  influence  tolling  length, operational on National Highways is at Annexure -I

Details of District-wise Tolling length on National Highways in the State of Karnataka is attached at Annexure-II.

(b)  The  extant  Fee  Rules  (National  Highways  Fee  (Determination  of Rates  and  Collection)  Rules,  2008)  for  levy  of  Fee  for  services  or benefits  rendered  on  National  Highways,  was  formulated  in  the  year 2008, ensuring more transparency and certainty in the determination of user  fee  rates,  with  a  uniform  methodology  for  calculating  user  fees across the country. As such, the user fee is collected at a fee plaza for the  use  of  any  completed  section  of  National  Highway  as  per  the  fee notification  published  in  the  Gazette  of  India  in  accordance  with  the provisions  of  National  Highways  Fee  Rules.  Further,  collection  of  user fee at fee plazas on National Highways is not related to the recovery of project  development  cost.  User  fee  is  collected  for  the  use  of  a completed section of National Highway, in accordance with the provisions of the NH Fee Rules.

(c)  Information  regarding  user  fee  rates,  exemptions,  and  concession periods  are  displayed  at  each  fee  plaza  and  is  also  available  on  the Rajmarg Yatra Portal.

Annexure-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 897 FOR ANSWER ON 04.12.2025 ASKED BY SHRI G. KUMAR NAIK REGARDING TOLL PLAZAS IN KARNATAKA. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The  State/UT-wise  details  of  user  fee  plazas  and  tolling  length  on  National Highways:

| As on 31.10.2025                                              | As on 31.10.2025   | As on 31.10.2025   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| Name of the the State/UTNo. of User Fee Plazas (in Nos)Length |                    | (in Km)            |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                | 85                 | 4,586.10           |
| Assam                                                         | 10                 | 529.62             |
| Bihar                                                         | 42                 | 2,234.48           |
| Chhatisgarh                                                   | 24                 | 1,215.89           |
| Delhi                                                         | 1                  | 46.079             |
| Goa                                                           | 1                  | 18.3               |
| Gujarat                                                       | 62                 | 2,803.79           |
| Haryana                                                       | 75                 | 2,827.67           |
| Himachal Pradesh                                              | 5                  | 162.273            |
| Jammu & Kashmir                                               | 6                  | 294.019            |
| Jharkhand                                                     | 22                 | 1,036.97           |
| Karnataka                                                     | 66                 | 3,086.09           |
| Kerala                                                        | 8                  | 259.462            |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                | 97                 | 5,095.50           |
| Maharashtra                                                   | 98                 | 5,163.51           |
| Meghalaya                                                     | 4                  | 205.30             |

| Odisha        |   32 | 1,947.80   |
|---------------|------|------------|
| Punjab        |   43 | 1,920.11   |
| Rajasthan     |  172 | 8,613.43   |
| Tamilnadu     |   74 | 3,692.91   |
| Telangana     |   35 | 1,639.06   |
| Uttar Pradesh |  137 | 6,536.78   |
| Uttrakhand    |    7 | 293.105    |
| West Bengal   |   29 | 1,451.66   |

Annexure II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 897 FOR ANSWER ON 04.12.2025 ASKED BY SHRI G. KUMAR NAIK REGARDING TOLL PLAZAS IN KARNATAKA. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Details  of  District-wise  Tolling  length  on  National  Highways  in  the  state  of Karnataka:

|    | Sl.No.District Name   |   Influence tolling length in the District (In Km) |   No. of Fee Plaza in the district (in Nos) |
|----|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|  1 | Ananthapuram (A.P)    |                                              11.5  |                                           1 |
|  2 | Bagalkot              |                                              66.54 |                                           1 |
|  3 | Bangalore south       |                                              47.8  |                                           0 |
|  4 | Belagavi              |                                             213.8  |                                           4 |
|  5 | Bellary               |                                               6.18 |                                           0 |
|  6 | Bengaluru Rural       |                                             163.14 |                                           7 |
|  7 | Bengaluru Urban       |                                              73.59 |                                           6 |
|  8 | Bidar                 |                                             133.39 |                                           2 |
|  9 | Chamarajanagara       |                                             116.15 |                                           2 |
| 10 | Chikkaballapura       |                                              53.55 |                                           1 |
| 11 | Chikkamagaluru        |                                              22.01 |                                           1 |
| 12 | Chitradurga           |                                             258.59 |                                           3 |
| 13 | Dakshina Kannada      |                                              43.09 |                                           2 |
| 14 | Davanagere            |                                              86.55 |                                           2 |
| 15 | Dharwad               |                                              87.3  |                                           1 |
| 16 | Gadag                 |                                              45.15 |                                           1 |

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|   17 | Hassan         |   152.71 |   2 |
|------|----------------|----------|-----|
|   18 | Haveri         |   103.95 |   2 |
|   19 | Kalaburagi     |    66.24 |   1 |
|   20 | Kolar          |   153.48 |   4 |
|   21 | Koppal         |   123.98 |   3 |
|   22 | Mandya         |   126.12 |   4 |
|   23 | Mysore         |    83.62 |   2 |
|   24 | Ramanagara     |    73.85 |   0 |
|   25 | Sangareddy     |    70.1  |   1 |
|   26 | Tumakuru       |   176.56 |   3 |
|   27 | Udupi          |   104.34 |   3 |
|   28 | Uttara kannada |   148.01 |   2 |
|   29 | Vijayanagara   |    68.71 |   1 |
|   30 | Vijayapura     |   204.08 |   4 |

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