Petition seeks end to Electronics City flyover toll after concession period ends

admin — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:21:00 +0000

According to the petition, the 20-year concession period began in 2006 and ended on September 10, 2026.
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An online petition has urged the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) to stop toll collection on Bengaluru’s Electronics City Flyover following the end of its concession period.

The nearly 10-km Electronics City Flyover, located along Hosur Road between Bommanahalli near the Central Silk Board and Electronics City, was initiated in 2006 and inaugurated on January 22, 2010. It was constructed by Bengaluru Elevated Tollway Limited (BETL) at an estimated cost of around ₹1,000 crore under a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) model.

When did the concession period end?

According to the petition on Change.org, the 20-year concession period began in 2006 and ended on September 10, 2026. During this period, BETL was authorised to collect toll to recover the costs of building, operating and maintaining the infrastructure, along with a reasonable return on its investment.

The petition, filed by Rajkumar Dugar, founder and convenor of Citizens for Citizens, argues that toll collection should have been stopped from September 11, 2026, with the flyover subsequently taken over by NHAI for maintenance.

“The toll covers the total costs incurred by the concessionaire to build, operate and maintain the infrastructure, along with a reasonable return on their investment,” he said.

He also pointed to the continued presence of the Attibele Toll Plaza, located just 14 km further along the highway. The petition refers to the current NHAI rule prescribing a standard minimum distance of 60 km between two adjacent toll plazas on the same section of a National Highway in the same direction.

The petition notes that the Electronics City toll plaza currently charges ₹65 for cars, jeeps and vans for a single journey, while other vehicle categories are charged between ₹25 and ₹365.

Further maintenance of flyover

Mr. Dugar and the petition signatories have urged NHAI and MoRTH to urgently decide on a practical arrangement for the flyover’s future maintenance and toll collection. They have also raised concerns about waterlogging and flooding in the dip or valley section of the flyover, and urged authorities to ensure maintenance is not compromised after the concession period.

The petition argues that continuing the existing toll arrangement could set a precedent for other toll plazas after their concession periods expire.

Published – September 22, 2026 05:34 pm IST

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Karnataka collects ₹4,779 crore from 68 NH toll plazas in 2025-26

admin — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 05:47:00 +0000

Karnataka collected ₹4,779.37 crore in user fees from 68 operational toll plazas on National Highways during 2025-26, according to data. The State has witnessed a steady rise in both toll collections and the number of operational fee plazas over the past five years.

The figures were provided by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari in a written reply to an unstarred question raised by Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on July 29.

Year	Toll collection	Toll plazas
2021-22	₹2,351.26 crore	46
2022-23	₹3,516.79 crore	52
2023-24	₹4,086.18 crore	54
2024-25	₹4,320.27 crore	60
2025-26	₹4,779.37 crore	68

The Ministry’s data shows that Karnataka’s operational toll plazas increased from 46 in 2021-22 to 52 in 2022-23, 54 in 2023-24, 60 in 2024-25, and 68 in 2025-26, marking an increase of nearly 48% over the five-year period.

Toll collections in the State also registered consistent growth during the same period. Karnataka collected ₹2,351.26 crore in 2021-22, which rose to ₹3,516.79 crore in 2022-23, ₹4,086.18 crore in 2023-24, ₹4,320.27 crore in 2024-25 and ₹4,779.37 crore in 2025-26. Overall, the State’s toll revenue has more than doubled over five years. Meanwhile, the Ministry further informed that user fee collection has been temporarily discontinued at one National Highway toll plaza in Karnataka due to public agitation and law-and-order issues.

Nationally, toll collections from National Highway and Expressway fee plazas reached ₹68,483 crore in 2025-26. Including revenue from the newly introduced Annual Pass scheme, the total collections stood at ₹70,278.18 crore during the financial year.

Karnataka among top five

Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest toll collection at ₹8,862.12 crore, followed by Rajasthan with ₹7,317.51 crore, Maharashtra with ₹7,053.71 crore, Gujarat with ₹6,352.38 crore, and Karnataka, which ranked among the top five with ₹4,779.37 crore.

The Ministry said information on expenditure incurred for operating toll plazas is not maintained centrally because fee plazas are operated under different implementation models. The operating costs are borne by the respective concessionaires or user fee collection agencies under their contractual agreements.

On toll policy, the Centre said it has undertaken several reforms over the past year to make toll collection more efficient while reducing the burden on road users.

Among the major changes is the introduction of an Annual Pass for non-commercial cars, jeeps and vans through a notification issued on June 17, 2025. The pass allows 200 crossings or one year’s validity, whichever is earlier, on payment of ₹3,000, revised to ₹3,075 for 2026-27.