All you want to know about toll collections in India
Toll collections are likely to witness a double-digit growth in the next financial year, propelled by an increase in CV sales and wholesale price index (WPI), rating agency Icra said
National highways
65-70% -of the total is accounted by commercial vehicles on a majority of national highways. (Reuters)
Passengers vehicles
30-35% - is accounted by passengers vehicles. (IANS)
M&HCV cargo segment
38% - of robust growth was witnessed in the M&HCV cargo segment during the first eight months of 2018-19. (PTI)
Increase in WPI
4% - Average increase in WPI (toll rates are linked to WPI) for 2018-19 likely. (IANS)
Traffic
2.5% de-growth was seen in the median traffic growth in 2013-14. (Reuters)
Traffic growth rates
Implied median traffic growth rates FY2014 - (-2.5) FY2015 - 5.4 FY2016 - 7.2 FY2017 - 4.0 FY2018 - 4.8 H1 FY2019 - 3.1 (PTI)
Y-O-Y implied traffic growth post demonetisation 0.9% Q4 FY2017 1.7% Q1 FY2018 4.0% Q2 FY2018 (PTI)