New Delhi: No toll would be charged on National Highways till the midnight of November 18, with the government on Monday extending the earlier deadline by four days.
“The government has decided to extend the deadline till midnight of November 18,” an official told PTI.
The official said the decision has been taken to ensure smooth traffic movement across all National Highways and provide relief to cash-starved people who are queueing up outside banks and ATMs after Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes were demonetised.
Instructions have been issued to all concessionaires, including BOT, OMT operators and other fee collection agencies, about the extension of toll suspension date.
The government had earlier decided to accept the withdrawn notes at toll plazas till November 11 midnight but that led to chaos in the absence of adequate change, causing massive traffic jams.
