ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Communications Abdul Aleem Khan said that M-Tag is being promoted by providing special discounts to vehicles with M-Tag in toll tax.
The federal minister, addressing a Senate Standing Committee on Communications chaired by Pervez Rasheed, stated that offering a special discount to M-Tag holders would alleviate traffic congestion at toll plazas.
Abdul Aleem Khan reported to the committee that although Balochistan possesses 42 percent of the country’s road network, it lacks any toll plazas.
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Moreover, he informed that Gilgit-Baltistan has 900 kilometers of roads with only one toll plaza which hampers the plans to repair and improve the roads.
He mentioned that last year, toll revenue from highways and motorways amounted to Rs. 60 billion, and it is expected to rise to over Rs. 100 billion now.
The committee was told that the country has 38 million vehicles, with motorcycles making up 70 percent of them. Among the 2.7 million large vehicles, 70 percent are classified as old.
