“Photo of a letter issued by NHAI announcing toll tax exemptions to ex-servicemen and their families”
What FACTLY found
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) issued a clarification letter in 2014 stating that the toll tax exemption under the Indian Toll (Army and Air Force) Act, 1901 is available only to the serving armed personnel and emphasized that ex-servicemen are not entitled to the toll tax exemption. A communiqué issued by NHAI in 2008 reportedly stated that this letter dated 17 November 2006, supposedly issued by its Delhi office, is a fake one
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 5 April 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 10 August 2023, 127 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.