The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has recently announced an increase in toll taxes on highways and expressways from April 1st. This has caused concern among the citizens of India as traveling on these routes will become more expensive by 3.5-7 percent, depending on the region. Additionally, there will be an extra 10 percent increase for shorter distances, as per the Hindustan Times report. This comes right after the announcement of an increase in toll tax fares on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway. The NHAI has defended the increase in toll taxes by citing the volume of traffic on the roadways. The amount of four-wheeler traffic on some highways and expressways is higher, and this has resulted in an increase in toll prices for the nation’s highways by 3.5 percent. The decision to increase toll taxes has been taken to raise funds for the maintenance and development of the nation’s highways…