Nitin Gadkari launches no-stop toll system on UER-II; How does the 'Free Flow' tolling work and how will it help Delhi commuters?Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling at the Mundka-Bakkarwala plaza on Delhi’s Urban Extension ...
12 May, 2026, 02.20 PM IST
Toll plazas to be removed by the end of 2026: Nitin Gadkari says you could drive at 80 kmph without bothering about toll paymentsIndia is set to eliminate physical toll plazas by the end of 2026. A new automated system will charge vehicles based on distance travelled....
07 May, 2026, 04.43 PM IST
NHAI rolls out India's first stop-free toll system on NH-48 in GujaratThe new system removes physical toll barriers and enables seamless vehicle movement. "The MLFF framework introduces barrier-less tolling wi...
04 May, 2026, 03.54 PM IST
India to introduce barrier-free tolling using FASTag, AI cameras by December: Nitin GadkariIndia is set to introduce seamless, barrier-free tolling on national highways by December. This advanced system will use technologies like ...
25 Apr, 2026, 12.02 AM IST
No cash on toll plazas from April 10; government moves to end ID-based exemptionsThe Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is discontinuing cash transactions at toll plazas from April 10, mandating digital payments to ...
04 Apr, 2026, 10.03 AM IST
India toll revenue hits record ₹82,900 crore, up 14% in FY26India's toll collections reached a record ₹82,900.16 crore in the past fiscal year. This growth reflects new toll roads, strong economic ac...
04 Apr, 2026, 12.14 AM IST
Cash payments at NHAI free toll plazas likely to discontinue from April 1, 2026: Users will be able pay toll through FASTAG, UPICash payments at National Highway toll plazas will be phased out from April 1, 2026. All toll payments will then be digital, primarily thro...
20 Feb, 2026, 05.49 PM IST
New barrier-free highway toll collection system to be in place within a year: GadkariUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari said the traditional toll booth system will be phased out within a year and replaced by a fully electronic, ba...
04 Dec, 2025, 04.02 PM IST
Toll booths to be removed, GPS-based toll collection within 1 year: Nitin Gadkari"I want to assure the House that within one year all physical toll booths in the country will be removed. It means that toll collection wil...
18 Mar, 2021, 01.22 PM IST
UPI payments hit all-time high of 1.34 bn transactions in JuneUPI payments had fell to 999.57 million in terms of volume with transactions worth Rs 1.51 lakh crore in April, following the coronavirus-i...
02 Jul, 2020, 10.54 AM IST
Paytm Bank partners with Ola & Uber to issue FASTags to one lakh driversFASTag is promoted by the NETC program for making toll payments directly from the customers linked prepaid or savings or current account. P...
21 Feb, 2020, 02.21 PM IST
Transactions via FASTag at highway tolls more than double in DecemberAbout 6.4 crore transactions FASTag transactions worth Rs.1256 crore was processed in December as against 3.4 crore transactions worth Rs.7...
02 Jan, 2020, 04.31 PM IST
Vehicles without FASTags will have to pay twice the toll fee from December 1stThe govt is moving swiftly on the deadline for the plan that seeks to make road travel seamless nationwide.
21 Nov, 2019, 09.44 AM IST
Paying by cash? Pay up ‘penalty’ at toll plazasGovernment is now planning to charge a 10-20% surcharge on commuters not using e-tolling.
03 Jul, 2019, 04.13 PM IST
Around 7 million transactions happening through electronic modes at toll plazasNational Payments Corporation is giving a big push to encourage as many highways to onboard the system to increase digital payments in the ...
27 Apr, 2017, 07.27 PM IST
E-toll mop up rises 540 times as FASTags sell like hot tagsIn the past 20 days, toll collection through electronic mode increased by at least 540 times, according to NHAI data.
22 Dec, 2016, 12.33 PM IST
ICICI Bank eyes 30 lakh transactions via e-toll plazas by MarchElectronic toll collection (ETC) enables vehicles to pay highway tolls electronically without stopping at toll plazas.
07 Aug, 2016, 12.21 PM IST