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
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
NHAI removes requirement of maintaining minimum amount in FASTag Wallet"In order to increase the FASTag penetration to ensure seamless movement of traffic and to reduce avoidable delays at the toll plazas, NHAI...
11 Feb, 2021, 11.03 AM IST
NHAI is now giving FASTags free of cost to encourage switch to e-tollingThe road transport and highways ministry had earlier this year announced December 1 as the deadline to switch all toll lanes across nationa...
21 Nov, 2019, 09.37 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
E-tolling infrastructure set up at 75% of national highwaysET had reported on July 9 that the government planned to make electronic tolling mandatory in a bid to reduce congestion at toll plazas.
14 Aug, 2019, 11.28 PM IST
Plans to make electronic toll collection mandatoryAt present, about 30% of toll collected across more than 400 toll plazas managed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is done...
09 Jul, 2019, 11.04 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
Toll collections scrapped at 62 plazas in 15 states: Nitin GadkariThe move comes close on the heels of Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari's announcement last month to cancel around 125 toll...
20 Mar, 2015, 06.08 PM IST
Solar-powered electronic toll plazas to be set up pan-IndiaConsidering the complexities and geographical spread, the nationwide ETC would be first of its kind in the whole world, the Ministry has sa...
06 Oct, 2014, 06.51 PM IST
Electronic toll collection on highways: NHAI signs pactNHAI has inked pact with Axis Bank for electronic toll collection; considering the complexities, the nationwide ETC would be first of its k...
16 Sep, 2014, 06.48 PM IST
Government to install electronic toll lane at each public plazaThere are 302 toll plazas on national highways now, of which about 95 are under the public-funded national highways.
22 May, 2014, 12.33 PM IST
Electronic toll collection on all national highways by DecemberThe government will roll out electronic toll collection on all national highways by December, fast-tracking a years-old proposal.
20 Feb, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
India's first electronic toll collection system launched on Ahmedabad-Mumbai Highway"C P Joshi dedicated to the nation today, the first interoperable RFID technology based Electronic Tolling System at Charoti Toll Plaza," a...
12 Apr, 2013, 06.15 PM IST
- Haryana to have country's first electronic toll plaza
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will roll out the country's first Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) system at Haryana tomorrow.
18 Apr, 2012, 06.59 PM IST