The national highways authority of india has issued a direction across the country ex. Dec, 2017 defence personnel who complained of boorish behaviour by attendants at toll plazas across the country will now encounter a course correction. Income tax exemptions for salaried employees fy 201920. Faqs on exemptions and discounts as per national highways fee. Even the legal guardian of the scholar can reap the benefit of income tax exemption. Army personnel seek clarity on toll exemption the hindu. Information regarding exemption from toll tax for defense. No exemption for paramilitary personnel from highway toll. The tax deduction can be availed for up to 7 years. Even the supreme court had in 2006 upheld toll exemption to private vehicles of serving defence personnel even if they were not on duty.
Dear hon prime minister and hon defence minister sirs, with effect from february this year, toll booths along highways all across the country have started insisting on exservicemen paying the toll fee sighting a letter from the govt of india min of road transport and highways, no. Civilians receive only 40 per cent as on march 31, 2007. Tax relief for vehicles of army personnel chief minister k chandrasekhar said that his government was committed to the welfare of serving and retired army personnel besides families of martyrs. Municipal authorities of mehsana and junagadh districts in gujarat state have granted complete exemption of houseproperty tax to serving and ex defence personnel residing in the area. New delhi, 28 november 2011 policy on collection of user fee is based on the provisions of national highways act, 1956 48 of 1956 and national highways fee determination of rates and collection. A recent nhai circular that contradicts the indian toll act has created confusion. Nov 17, 2018 correspondence for exemption of road toll tax to defence civilians. Municipal authority of jamnagar district has also granted partial exemption of. Exservicemen, defence personnel exempted from paying. Exemption of road toll tax to defence civilians respected sir, with due regards, your attention is invited to the agenda point no. In a communication to the home ministry, the transport ministry said that as per the national highways fee determination of rates and collection rules, 2008, exemption.
Correspondence for exemption of road toll tax to defence civilians. This act which was passed in 1901 provides for toll tax exemption to private vehicles of defence personnel irrespective of whether they are on duty or not. Further, as per section 3 of the indian tolls army and. These facilities enable them to lead a good standard of life even after retirement. In order to decongest fee plazas, improve transparency and. Personnel of the army, navy and air force have been exempted from. Several serving army officers, who get harassed on toll plazas, have taken. Toll tax exemption is not available to exservicemenwomen. However, sources said the condition was only applicable to the territorial army and national cadet corps ncc personnel. Veterans rue withdrawal of toll tax exemption to serving.
Nov 28, 2011 new delhi, 28 november 2011 policy on collection of user fee is based on the provisions of national highways act, 1956 48 of 1956 and national highways fee determination of rates and collection. Toll exemption to defence personnel only if they are travelling on. Service and armed forces veterans are invited to share with this site. Serving army personnel who are using private vehicle for commute, are they. Toll also has a long history in defence logistics specialised freight transport services for military goods and equipment, base support services and movement of peacekeeping personnel and equipment are just some highly specialised logistics solutions we provide to our defence customers. Dec 04, 2019 with fastag sticker being mandatory from december 2019 there are lot of questions like how fastag works for return journey, what if i have exemption on particular toll plaza, which fastag service provide is best, how fastag will work for military or police persons for whom toll passing is free today need to be answered. If a patient is travelling in a private vehicle, shall it be exempted from payment of user fee.
H250160212018 toll government of india ministry of. Toll operators oppose toll tax exemption to defence personnel. A section of serving and retired defence personnel has, however, raised doubts over the veracity of the letter since the indian tolls act 1901 only provides for toll exemption to serving military personnel. H24030322014 toll dated 17 june 2014 purportedly signed by shri nk sharma, director toll. Apr 28, 2011 myself, esm and disabled duely invalided out of army service in sept 1978. The said act provides for tolltax exemption to on duty. Exemption from payment of fee no fee shall be levied and collected from a.
Aft stays order cancelling toll exemption to defence. Published in part iii section 4 of the gazette of india. As per the orders of the erstwhile andhra pradesh state government, all serving army personnel and exservicemenwidows are exempted from paying property tax for any one house owned by them. Clarification regarding indian tolls act army and af 1901 as per indian tolls act army and af 1901 and indian tolls army and af rules 1942, indian army personnel are exempted from paying tolls at any of the highway toll booths. An act to amend the law relating to the exemption from tolls of persons and a property.
The commutation pension given to defence personnel is 43 per cent for the officers and 45 per cent for personnel below officers rank. As per nhai policy letter no nhai110itho2017 dated 06 dec 2017, armed force personnel do not need to prove that they are on duty considering the extreme sacrifices of armed forces to the nation. Toll operators oppose toll tax exemption to defence. Who are exempted from toll tax on national highways as per. The benefit can be utilized only for the person or his spousechildren. Sebastian applied for property tax exemption in october 2006 in accordance to the government order.
The advantage of this facility can be utilized only in case of higher education. The soldiers will be given a salute or standing ovation at the road tax. Salute the soldiers, government orders toll plaza staff in. Municipal authority of jamnagar district has also granted partial exemption of houseproperty tax to serving and ex defence personnel residing in their area. To, the dy secretary cp govt of india, min of defence, b wing, sena bhawan, new delhi 110011. The armed forces personnel deserve the highest regards and should be given due respect at the toll plaza including salute and standing ovation as deemed fit, the circular issued by the highways authority said. Veterans rue withdrawal of toll tax exemption to serving army personnel the exservicemen organisations are up in arms against the withdrawal of toll. Vprcl has requested tamp to notify the draft toll fee in the gazette of india for revised rates for a length of 10. The soldiers will be given a salute or standing ovation at the road tax collection kiosks while on the move. Correspondence for exemption of road toll tax to defence. Exservicemen, defence personnel exempted from paying property tax in what can be called as good news for both exservicemen and serving defence personnel having property in sas nagar, they have. Exemption shall be extended only when the vehicle is used for official purposes.
It has been developed with an objective to enable a single window access to information and services being provided by the various indian. Toll operators oppose toll tax exemption to defence personnel not travelling on duty. The government is seriously considering withdrawing the exemption given to serving defence personnel from payment of toll tax on national highwaysmotorways, minister of. Nov 02, 2017 the government has set an upper age limit for retired defence personnel who want to invest in the senior citizens savings scheme, 2004 scss. Standard operating procedure for issuance of fastag to exempted categories of mechanical vehicles. Thanks to rti, an exserviceman gets property tax exemption. Private vehicles of defence personnel exempted from toll. Serving defence personnel have been up in arms against the letter issued by director tolls of the transport ministry in which it was stated that toll exemption was only available to defence. Toll operators deny tax exemption to serving defence. Our iesm association must put in all effort to get the toll plaza exemption for our exservice personnel. The transport ministry also cited a noting of the law ministry that section 3b of the act only permits toll exemption to defence personnel who are on duty. Nov 21, 2012 there is another blog which says that all defence personnel,exservicemen and thier families are exempted from paying toll tax on national highways. Pl make the above blog complete and total as an authority for all. Bharatiya pratiraksha mazdoor sangh 2a naveen market, kanpur208001 ref.
According to a notification from the ministry of finance dated october 3, 2017, the minimum age limit for investing in scss for retired defence personnel excluding civilian defence employees has now been fixed at 50 years. There was a controversy over implementation of the act on private toll operators and private toll roads and bridges but the controversy was settled in 2003 when on a case taken up by him. May 02, 2019 toll tax exemption for serving defence personnel toll tax exemption latest news. Sep 12, 2016 toll operators oppose toll tax exemption to defence personnel not travelling on duty. Serving army personnel who are using private vehicle for commute, are they exempted from payment of user fee. All serving armed forces persons are exempted from paying toll tax under toll taxes exemption to army airforce act 1901. Exemption from nhai toll taxletter just received from mod exemption from nhai toll tax. The government has set an upper age limit for retired defence personnel who want to invest in the senior citizens savings scheme, 2004 scss. Exemption of road toll tax to defence civilians the bpms has made an appeal to ministry of defence to grant exemption of road toll tax to defence civilians. Toll tax exemption for serving defence personnel nhai. A proposal to exempt private cars of paramilitary personnel from paying toll on national highways has been rejected by the ministry of road transport and highways.
With fastag sticker being mandatory from december 2019 there are lot of questions like how fastag works for return journey, what if i have exemption on particular toll plaza, which fastag service provide is best, how fastag will work for military or police persons for whom toll passing is free today need to be answered. Exemption of road toll tax to defence civilians central. The rate for nonresidential customers shall be 11% of the monthly gross charges from the sale of toll telecommunication service that originates or terminates in the district, and for which a charge is. Exservicemen, defence personnel exempted from paying property tax in what can be called as good news for both exservicemen and serving defence personnel having property in. Save as hereinafter otherwise provided in rule 3, where exemption from the. Salute the soldiers, government orders toll plaza staff in the country. Tax relief for vehicles of army personnel telangana today. Save as hereinafter otherwise provided in rule 3, where exemption from the payment of tolls is claimed under the indian tolls army and air force act, 1901 ii of 1901, in respect of any person or body of persons or any property, a pass, in the form annexed, shall be presented on the demand of the person authorized to demand the tolls. Toll exemption to defence personnel only if they are travelling on duty, says nhai. Defence personnel from all three services and physically challenged persons need not pay toll tax on the highways. However, defence personnel even if travelling in private cars. Private vehicles of defence personnel exempted from toll tax.
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