Tamilnadu and Kerala to appeal toll exemption for government vehicles
Tamilnadu and Kerala will jointly appeal to the Union government to exempt the state transport corporations from paying user fees at the National Highways toll plazas.
The transport corporations of Tamil Nadu and Kerala pay Rs 14 crore and Rs 2 crore per month respectively to the NH toll, transport ministers of Tamil Nadu and Kerala jointly told on Monday.
After holding a discussion with Tamil Nadu Transport Minister RS Rajakannappan at the Secretariat here, Kerala Transport Minister Antony Raju said both states will also take a joint decision on the new vehicle registration regime “Bharat series” registration.
Bharat series registration rolled out by the Union Transport Ministry allows seamless transfer of vehicles from one state to another.
“On the issue of Bharat series, we held discussion with Tamil Nadu’s Transport and Finance Ministers. We will take up the issue with the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister. Only Kerala and Tamil Nadu have not implemented the Bharat series. We have to take a common decision,” he said.