# States Push to Waive Road Stamp Duty

> States demand stamp duty waiver for highway projects to avoid delays and disputes.
- Title: States Push to Waive Road Stamp Duty · The Economic Times
- Summary: States demand stamp duty waiver for highway projects to avoid delays and disputes. States like Uttar Pradesh want stamp duty waived on road projects to…
- Keywords: stamp duty waiver, road projects, national highways, up states, toll-operate-transfer, ppp projects, States, Push, Waive, Road, Stamp, Duty
- Source: The Economic Times — https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/roadways/tug-of-war-states-asked-to-waive-stamp-duty-on-road-projects/articleshow/134950819.cms
- Author: Yogima Seth Sharma
- Published: 2026-10-14T19:41:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: stamp duty waiver, road projects, national highways, up states, toll-operate-transfer, ppp projects
## States seek stamp duty waiver
States demand stamp duty waived on road projects to avoid delays and disputes.

> Some states don't want to let go of this easy and substantial chunk of revenue and hence raising demands from concessionaires, which could lead to several disputes and delay in projects
## Uttar Pradesh demands 12% stamp duty
Uttar Pradesh wants 12% stamp duty for toll-operate-transfer projects.
## Central government opposes state levies
Central government says state stamp duties create contractual ambiguity and disrupt financial models.

> A state-level levy on contracts that channel revenues entirely to the central government becomes a circular fiscal transfer with no substantive value addition and only increases complexity within concession agreement
## Risk of project delays
State stamp duties risk delays in highway projects and financial closure.

> This will result in a great degree of uncertainty for long-term public-private-partner projects in the national highway sector
## Key takeaway

States like Uttar Pradesh want stamp duty waived on road projects to prevent financial disputes and delays in national highway development.