Archive · 5 Sep 2026
Madhya Pradesh Plans More Toll Roads, Targets Higher PWD Revenue
Madhya Pradesh wants to place tolls on more roads.
A toll is money drivers pay to use certain roads.
At least 12 more roads have been proposed for toll collection.
The state already has 139 toll plazas on 93 roads managed through its road development corporation.
The Public Works Department currently collects about ₹400 crore each year from tolls.
It wants to increase that amount to between ₹2,000 crore and ₹3,000 crore over the next 10 to 15 years.
The department says this money could help increase state revenue.
It plans to use a road-building system where the government pays 40% and a private company pays the remaining 60%.
Madhya Pradesh has proposed at least 12 additional roads for toll collection, with more projects under consideration.
The Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation operates 139 toll plazas across 93 roads.
Public Works Department toll revenue is currently about ₹400 crore annually, compared with roughly ₹4,000 crore from NHAI tolls in the state.
The PWD aims to raise its annual toll revenue to ₹2,000–₹3,000 crore within the next 10–15 years.
The department is promoting the Hybrid Annuity Model, under which PWD handles toll collection and funds 40% of construction costs.
- Who
- The Madhya Pradesh Public Works Department and Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation are leading the plan.
- What
- More roads would be brought under toll collection, with the PWD seeking to increase annual toll revenue substantially.
- When
- The revenue target is planned for the next 10–15 years; at least 12 additional roads have already been proposed.
- Where
- Madhya Pradesh, including roads such as Seoni–Balaghat, Vidisha–Bhopal and Damoh–Katni.
- Why
- The PWD wants to increase its revenue and contribution to the state treasury.
Government Revenue And Infrastructure
Higher Costs For Road Users
Expanding toll collection
Government Revenue And Infrastructure
The PWD says additional toll-based roads can raise departmental income and increase the state’s revenue contribution.
Higher Costs For Road Users
Drivers and vehicle owners would have to pay more as additional roads are brought under the toll network.
Choice of construction model
Government Revenue And Infrastructure
The PWD favors the Hybrid Annuity Model because it retains responsibility for toll collection and can bring more revenue into government coffers.
Higher Costs For Road Users
Under the existing Build Operate Transfer model, toll revenue goes to the construction company, making the financial arrangement different for the government.
- Existing toll network
- 139 toll plazas across 93 MPRDC roads
- Additional proposals
- At least 12 more roads proposed for toll collection
- Current PWD toll revenue
- About ₹400 crore annually
- NHAI toll revenue
- About ₹4,000 crore annually in Madhya Pradesh
- PWD revenue target
- ₹2,000 crore to ₹3,000 crore annually within 10–15 years
- HAM funding structure
- PWD contributes 40% and the private developer finances 60%
- Recently sanctioned HAM roads
- Seoni–Balaghat, Vidisha–Bhopal and Damoh–Katni