NHAI unveils compensation plan for toll operators amid FASTag Annual Pass rollout: Report

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has announced a compensation plan for toll operators to offset the revenue impact of the recently launched FASTag Annual Pass, reports said on Friday.

Toll operators will be compensated for any revenue shortfall for three months beginning August 15. This relief will apply only to a maximum of two one-way annual pass transactions per vehicle per day at a single toll plaza, even if the same vehicle crosses multiple times.

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Centre has rolled out FASTag Annual Pass for non-commercial cars, jeeps, and vans, which has been effective from 15th August, 2025. Annual Pass scheme will be activated on payment of Rs. 3000/- and offers travel for non-commercial car/jeep/vans on all National Highway/National Expressway fee plaza for one year or up to 200 fee plaza crossings, whichever is earlier.

In a closed user fee collection system, entry and exit of a vehicle through a fee plaza shall be considered as a single crossing. The Annual Pass scheme aims to reduce frequent recharge of FASTag & user fee burden on non-commercial vehicle (car/jeep/vans) users.

For toll operators, as per the reports, the compensation will be calculated by multiplying the number of vehicles with an active annual pass by the applicable toll fee for private vehicles at a given plaza. For return journeys, the rate will be considered as 1.5 times the normal user fee.