Claim: The Modi government is collecting tolls for two-wheelers on national highways after initially retracting the decision due to public opposition.
Conclusion : The claim is misleading as it pertains to expressways in Uttar Pradesh which do not fall under jurisdiction of the National Highways Authority of India.
Rating : Misleading — 
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The Indian National Congress posted on X (formerly Twitter) on July 13, 2025, accusing the Modi Government of imposing toll taxes for bikes on 26 June, removing them due to public backlash but then implemented it anyway after the protests calmed down. The viral tweet which has gained nearly 545,000 views and included a video from “News 24 Uttar Pradesh” showing a toll plaza in Gorakhpur.
क्रोनालॉजी समझिए 👇
• 26 जून को खबर आई कि मोदी सरकार बाइक पर टोल वसूलेगी
• फिर लोग विरोध में लिखने लगे
• मोदी सरकार ने तुरंत U TURN लिया और कहा- बाइक पर टोल नहीं वसूलेंगे
• लोग बहकावे में आकर शांत हो गए
• अब टोल की वसूली का प्लान लागू हो गया pic.twitter.com/vz4AqsFCho— Congress (@INCIndia) July 13, 2025
Translated Post reads:
“Understand the chronology
• On June 26, news came that the Modi government would collect tolls on bikes
• Then people started writing in protest
• The Modi government immediately took a U TURN and said – no tolls will be collected on
bikes
• People got swayed and calmed down
• Now the plan to collect tolls has been implemented.”
FACT CHECK
The claim that the Modi government recently introduced tolls for two-wheelers on national highways after a U-turn is not accurate. In reality, the video posted and claims refer to the Gorakhpur Link Expressway which does not fall under the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) or the Ministry.
The Gorakhpur Link Expressway was launched in 2018 and is managed by the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority, which had been collecting the toll tax as stated by the employee in the video. It is unrelated to the NHAI or the Central Government’s move to amend its policy of exempting two-wheelrs from toll tax.
On July 13, 2025, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) responded on the Indian National Congress’s post, replying -“This project does not fall under the jurisdiction of NHAI or @MORTHIndia. NHAI would also like to clarify that there are no plans to introduce toll charges for two-wheelers on National Highways/Expressways.”
This project does not fall under the jurisdiction of NHAI or @MORTHIndia. NHAI would also like to clarify that there are no plans to introduce toll charges for two-wheelers on National Highways/Expressways. @upeidaofficial
— NHAI (@NHAI_Official) July 13, 2025
Additionally, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on 26 June, 2025 itself made a post, debunking all the rumours and this misleading news.
#FactCheck: Some sections of the media have reported that the Government of India plans to levy user fees on two-wheelers. #NHAI would like to clarify that no such proposal is under consideration. There are no plans to introduce toll charges for two-wheelers. #FakeNews
— NHAI (@NHAI_Official) June 26, 2025
The same has been debunked by Digiteye India here.
Read: Do two-wheelers need to pay road toll charges from July 15? Fact check
Even the news media has given reports on how the two-wheelers are exempted from NHAI toll tax. The Mint, in their article, cited a tweet by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari in Hindi, where he said, “Some media houses are spreading misleading news about imposing toll tax on two-wheeler vehicles. No such decision has been proposed.” He further urged the media to promote healthy journalism.
📢 महत्वपूर्ण
कुछ मीडिया हाऊसेस द्वारा दो-पहिया (Two wheeler) वाहनों पर टोल टैक्स लगाए जाने की भ्रामक खबरें फैलाई जा रही है। ऐसा कोई निर्णय प्रस्तावित नहीं हैं। दो-पहिया वाहन के टोल पर पूरी तरह से छूट जारी रहेगी। बिना सच्चाई जाने भ्रामक खबरें फैलाकर सनसनी निर्माण करना स्वस्थ…
— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) June 26, 2025
The truth is that the non-NHAI highways, often run by state government agencies or other PPP contractors have been collecting the toll tax but there is no move to suggest that the same is being implemented by NHAI on its highways. Hence, the claim is false.
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