To empower women of the state, the Madhya Pradesh government has decided that women will now handle the operation of toll booths with a turnover of up to Rs 2 crore annually. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan reiterated this decision in a program organized in Anuppur district.
Recently, the Council of Ministers approved the policy for collection of consumer charges at toll booths by women self-help groups.
According to the decision, consumer fee collection will be done by women self-help groups on routes with annual collection income of less than Rs 2 crore. Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation has been authorized to select such routes.
