Punjab govt announces toll tax exemption for freedom fighters

Freedom fighters will be exempted from toll tax on state highways, as per the announcement made by the Punjab government on Sunday 

A notification exempting freedom fighters has been issued by the state Public Works Department (PWD) following a direction by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, an official spokesperson said.       

As per the notification, all freedom fighters holding a certificate issued by the Punjab government would not have to pay toll tax while moving through state highways.

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The spokesperson said the Captain Amarinder government was committed to giving the freedom fighters, whom the Congress had always held in high esteem, a place of pride in the state.