Toll Collection

India will roll out MLFF tolling nationwide by end-2026, enabling pay-as-you-drive travel, eliminating toll booths and cutting wait times and fuel losses

The multi-lane free flow (MLFF) toll system and AI-driven highway management will be completed across the country by 2026-end, and after implementation, these technologies will eliminate wait time at toll plazas for commuters, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Responding to supplementaries during the question hour, the road transport minister said the new technology will be AI-based. Commuters will not have to wait any longer at toll plazas, and this will help save fuel worth Rs 1,500 crore and add Rs 6,000 to the government revenue. "The multi-lane free flow toll (MLFF) is a very good facility. Earlier, we had to pay at the toll, and it would take 3 to 10 minutes; then, due to FastTag, the time has come down to 60 seconds or less. Our income has increased by at least Rs 5,000 crore. After MLFF came, replacing FastTag, cars can now cross the toll at a maximum of 80 km per hour, and no one will be stopped at the toll," he said in the House. "Our ...

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said the current system of toll collection will come to an end within a year and an electronic system will take its place, ensuring a seamless experience for highway users. The new system has been rolled out in 10 places and will be extended across the country within a year, the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways said in Lok Sabha during Question Hour. "This toll system will end. There will be no one to stop you in the name of toll. Within a year, an electronic toll collection will be implemented across the country," he said. Gadkari also said that currently 4,500 highway projects worth Rs 10 lakh crore are ongoing across the country. According to an official statement recently released, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has developed the National Electronic Toll Collection (NETC) program, a unified, interoperable platform for electronic toll payments, to streamline toll collection across India's highways. At the

The protesting employees raised the boom barriers and left their posts, letting an estimated 5,000 vehicles pass without paying in protest over Diwali bonuses

Jio Payments Bank began FASTag-based toll collection in July 2025, and is currently managing toll operations at 11 toll plazas on different highway stretches across the country as an acquirer bank

Now non-FASTag users to pay 1.25x, not 2x of toll if paying via UPI

Around 11:30 AM, IRB Infrastructure shares were trading 1.28 per cent higher at ₹42.80 per share. In comparison, BSE Sensex was trading 0.31 per cent higher at 81,035.93 levels.

Toll operators will receive compensation from NHAI for revenue lost due to the FASTag Annual Pass, effective August 15; the pass is valid for one year or up to 200 toll crossings

The Supreme Court questioned why commuters should pay ₹150 on a 65-km Thrissur highway that took 12 hours due to poor road conditions and heavy traffic

PAC seeks time-bound completion of study, full audit of NHAI amid plaints

Centre to halt toll-operate-transfer model in favour of InvITs to boost domestic participation in road monetisation and enable salaried class to invest, says Gadkari

However, the govt has said that the new ANPR-FASTag-based barrier-less tolling system will be rolled out at selected toll plazas across India

Toll collection growth is expected to slow down to 5-8 per cent in FY25 from 10 per cent in FY24

Uttar Pradesh topped the list of states that reported high revenue collection through toll on National Highways in the April-February period of financial year 2024-25, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. Union Road Transport and Highways minister Nitin Gadkari in a written reply to Rajya Sabha said the government collected highest toll on National Highways crossing Uttar Pradesh at Rs 7,060 crore, followed by Rajasthan at Rs 5,967.13 crore and Maharashtra at Rs 5,115.38 crore up to February 2025. Gadkari further noted that the government has also decided to implement barrier free Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) System with available technology and use of existing fee plaza infrastructure at selected sections of National Highways. According to him, the government is committed to address various issues pertaining to the levy of user fee and to enhance operational efficiency and promote convenience of the road users at the user fee plaza including the introduction of an Annual Pass

The country's busiest toll plazas, located on major national highways, have emerged as top revenue generators, contributing over 7% to India's total toll collections in the last five years

The 'false' FASTag toll deduction happens when money is wrongly deducted from a vehicle owner's FASTag account due to system errors, operator mistakes, or tech glitches in toll plaza infrastructure

IRB Infrastructure has posted a 21 per cent rise in its toll revenue to Rs 539.6 crore in October. Revenues from the toll collection business stood at Rs 447.8 crore a year ago, IRB said in an exchange filing on Thursday. Of its 17 tolls, IRB MP Expressway in Maharashtra contributed the major share of Rs 142.6 crore to the total revenue collection, followed by IRB Ahmedabad Vadodara Super Express Tollway, which contributed Rs 66.2 crore, it said. The company collected Rs 32.7 crore in toll revenue from CG Tollway (Chittorgarh to Gulabpura NH 79). "Following a good first half in FY25, the third quarter has begun on a strong footing, marked by robust toll collection growth in October 2023. We expect this positive trend to continue, driven by the festive season and increased holiday travel," Amitabh Murarka, Deputy CEO of IRB Infrastructure, said. IRB is India's first integrated infrastructure player in the highways segment. It is the country's largest integrated private toll roads a

IRB Infrastructure on Tuesday posted a 19 per cent year-on rise in its toll revenue to Rs 502 crore in September. Revenues from the toll collection business stood at Rs 421 crore in the same month last year, IRB said in an exchange filing. Out of its 17 tolls, IRB MP Expressway in Maharashtra contributed the major share of Rs 136.8 crore to the total revenue collection, followed by IRB Ahmedabad Vadodara Super Express Tollway, which contributed Rs 58.4 crore, it said. Amitabh Murarka, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of IRB Infrastructure Developers Limited, said, "Our toll revenue has demonstrated resilience despite severe rains in some of the regions. As we look ahead to the festive season, we are optimistic about sustaining the growth, driven by increased travel and economic activities". IRB is India's first integrated infrastructure player in the highways segment. It is the largest integrated private toll roads and highways infrastructure developer in India with an asset base of

Any data sharing in GPS-based systems would have to honour data protection regulations

Under new rules, private vehicles with GNSS can travel up to 20 km daily for free on select highways; a fee will be applied beyond 20 km