FASTag annual pass can now be gifted as Diwali present; Here's how you can do it

State-owned NHAI on Saturday said the FASTag annual pass can now be gifted to someone through Rajmargyatra app.

"Offering ease and comfort of travelling, the FASTag annual Pass can be a perfect gift for travelers this festive season that enables yearlong hassle-free travel on National Highways and National Expressways across the country. The annual pass can be gifted through Rajmargyatra app," said an official press statement.

How to gift FASTag annual pass on Diwali?

By clicking 'Add Pass' option on the app, user can add vehicle number and contact details of the person they wish to gift the FASTag annual pass. After an OTP verification, the annual pass will get activated on the FASTag attached to that vehicle, a statement from NHAI said.


FASTag annual pass provides a seamless and economical travel option to national highway users and is applicable on about 1,150 toll plazas across India.

The annual pass eliminates the need to frequently recharge FASTag through one-time fee payment of Rs 3,000 for one year validity or 200 toll plaza crossings.

The pass is applicable for all non-commercial vehicles with a valid FASTag. The annual pass gets activated within two hours on the existing FASTag linked to the vehicle after payment of one-time fee through the Rajmargyatra app.

The FASTag annual pass crossed the 25 lakh user mark with around 5.67 crore transactions recorded within two months of its launch on August 15, 2025.

Recently, from November 15, vehicles without a FASTag, or with an invalid or non-functional tag, will be allowed to pay 1.25 times the regular toll via UPI. This comes as a relief compared to the current rule, under which drivers without a valid FASTag must pay double the toll in cash.

"In a significant step to incentivize digital payments and eliminate cash transactions at the user fee plazas on National Highways for Non-FASTag users, the Government of India has amended National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008. Under the new rule, vehicles entering a fee plaza without a valid, functional FASTag will be charged twice the applicable user fee, if the fee payment is made in cash. Such users who opt to pay the fee via the Unified Payment Interface (UPI), will be charged only 1.25 times the applicable user fee for that category of the vehicle," said the official statement.

What does it mean?
For example, if a vehicle needs to pay a user fee of ₹100 through valid FASTag, the fee will be ₹200 if paid in cash and ₹125, if paid via UPI. This amendment aims to strengthen fee collection process, enhance transparency in toll collection and promote ease of commuting for the National Highway users. This notification will come into effect from November 15, 2025.