In the message going viral on social media for the last few days, it is being claimed that journalists will get exemption on all toll taxes in the country. It has also been claimed in the message that the journalists will have to show their ID cards here, after which they will be allowed to proceed further. But when PIB fact checked this message, shocking information came to the fore.
The list released by the Ministry of Transport
was told on the basis of PIB Fact Check that some vehicles are exempted from paying toll tax. But this is not the case with the vehicles of journalists. A list has also been issued by the Ministry of Transport, in which about 25 people are exempted from paying toll tax. In this, relief from toll tax has been given to everyone from ambulance to the Prime Minister of India.
These vehicles are exempted from toll tax:
President of India
Vice President of India
Prime Minister of India
Governor of any State
Chief Justice of India
Speaker of Lok Sabha / Chairman of Rajya Sabha
Chief Minister of any State
Cabinet Minister
Judge of Supreme Court
Minister of State of a State
LG of a Union Territory
Chief of Staff with the rank of Full General or equivalent
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of a State
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of a State
Chief Justice of a High Court
Judge of a High Court
Lok Sabha/Rajya Sabha MP
Secretary to the Government of India
Lok Sabha Secretary
Chief Secretary to the State Government
Chief of the Army Staff or equivalent in other services
Apart from the vehicles of the above people, paramilitary forces, central or state armed forces, firefighter department and executive magistrate also do not have to pay toll tax. Hearse vehicles are also exempted from paying toll tax. A foreign dignitary, a member of the Legislative Assembly of a state, who is on a state visit, is exempted from paying toll tax if he shows an identity card issued by the concerned state legislature.
The person awarded with Paramveer Chakra, Ashok Chakra, Mahavir Chakra, Kirti Chakra, Vir Chakra and Shaurya Chakra, if the person receiving this award displays his photo identity card, then he also does not have to pay toll tax.
