Karnataka records ₹4,779 crore in toll collections from 68 National Highway fee plazas in 2025-26
Karnataka reported a significant increase in toll collections, reaching ₹4,779 crore across 68 plazas in the 2025-26 fiscal year. Nationally, toll revenue reached over ₹70,000 crore, with Uttar Pradesh leading the states in total collection.
Why it matters
Rising toll revenues reflect increased infrastructure usage and government efforts to monetize road assets, impacting logistics and travel costs.
Karnataka collected ₹4,779.37 crore in user fees from 68 operational toll plazas on National Highways during 2025-26, according to data. The State has witnessed a steady rise in both toll collections and the number of operational fee plazas over the past five years.
The figures were provided by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari in a written reply to an unstarred question raised by Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on July 29.
The Ministry’s data shows that Karnataka’s operational toll plazas increased from 46 in 2021-22 to 52 in 2022-23, 54 in 2023-24, 60 in 2024-25, and 68 in 2025-26, marking an increase of nearly 48% over the five-year period.
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