Delhi NCR toll plazas lead in FASTag Annual Pass adoption
In the NCR, Mundaka Fee Plaza and Jhinjholi Fee Plaza in Sonipat follow closely, both recording around 53 per cent of non-commercial vehicle crossings via the Annual Pass.
In the NCR, Mundaka Fee Plaza and Jhinjholi Fee Plaza in Sonipat follow closely, both recording around 53 per cent of non-commercial vehicle crossings via the Annual Pass.
"These amendments are aimed at improving user fee compliance, enhancing efficiency of Electronic Toll Collection and discouraging user fee evasion on National Highways," Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said on Tuesday.
Enhancing ‘Ease of Commuting’, the FASTag Annual Pass provides a seamless and economical travel option to the National Highway users and is applicable at about 1,150 toll plazas on National Highways and National Expressways.
India’s FASTag system was designed to make our highways faster, not harder. Introduced as a seamless solution for digital tolling, FASTags promised shorter queues, smoother rides, and less fuel wasted in traffic.
On social media platform X, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said that the pass will be priced at Rs 3,000 for a year, effective from August 15, 2025.
Amid the various speculations over the future and operability of the FASTags, here are the answers to some of the key questions:
For the FASTag issued by Paytm Payments Bank, users can continue to use your FASTag to pay toll upto the available balance.
The Minister said under the NHAI's INVIT model, a bond issue was launched which garnered a tremendous response. Within the first day of its availability on the Mumbai Stock Exchange, the bond witnessed seven times oversubscription.
On 29 April, the daily toll collection through the FASTag system achieved a historic milestone, reaching an all-time high collection of Rs 193.15 crore, with 1.16 crore transactions recorded in a single day.
Himachal has become the first State in the country to set up first-ever NETC FASTag Barrier to collect Green Tax.
