Lok Sabha Question No. 943 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-08
Subject: Use of Smart Card at Toll Plazas
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: (ADV.) JOICE GEORGE

be pleased to state:

(a)  whether the  Government  is planning to link all toll plazas across the country to enable the use of smart cards for toll collection;

(b)  whether this  proposal  has  any connection with the digital India drive;

(c) if so, the details thereof along with the total number of toll plazas across the country State-wise;

(d) whether this facility will reduce the idling cost/min; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 943

ANSWERED ON 8 TH  FEBRUARY, 2018

## USE OF SMART CARD AT TOLL PLAZAS

## 943.  ADV. JOICE GEORGE:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

(a)  to  (c)  Electronic  Toll  Collection  (ETC),  a  digital  form  of  user  fee  collection,  was  rolled  out across the country on 25 th April, 2016 with the inclusion of multiple issuers and multiple acquirer banks with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) as the Central Clearing House (CCH). So far, 385 fee plazas across the country have been enabled with single ETC lane on each direction of fee plaza. Also, 11,56,079 RFID tags have been issued and the average daily collection through ETC  transaction  has  increased  to  Rs.  11.05  crore.  The  progress  of  ETC  programme  is  being monitored by Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) which is also monitoring Digital payments. The State-wise details of total number of toll plazas with ETC facility across the country are at Annexure-'A' .

(d) &(e) Use of FASTag provides seamless travel (near non-stop movement of vehicles) through the fee plazas on National Highways. This will accordingly ensure reduced travel time, fuel savings and reduced emissions, reduction of pollution and less operating cost for toll operators as one ETC lane is equivalent to six manual lanes in terms of output.

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 943 FOR ANSWER ON 08.02.2018 ASKED BY SHRI OM BIRLA REGARDING TOLL COLLECTION BOOTHS

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## State-wise details of total number of toll plazas with ETC facility-

| S.No.   | States         |   Number of Fee Plazas with ETC facility |
|---------|----------------|------------------------------------------|
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh |                                       11 |
| 2.      | Bihar          |                                       16 |
| 3.      | Chattisgarh    |                                        5 |
| 4.      | Delhi          |                                        6 |
| 5.      | Gujarat        |                                       39 |
| 6.      | Haryana        |                                       11 |
| 7.      | Jammu &Kashmir |                                        1 |
| 8.      | Jharkhand      |                                        4 |
| 9.      | Karnataka      |                                       38 |
| 10.     | Kerala         |                                        3 |
| 11.     | Madhya Pradesh |                                       22 |
| 12.     | Maharashtra    |                                       30 |
| 13.     | North-East     |                                        2 |
| 14.     | Odisha         |                                       10 |
| 15.     | Punjab         |                                       14 |
| 16.     | Rajasthan      |                                       42 |
| 17.     | Tamil Nadu     |                                       42 |
| 18.     | Telangana      |                                       29 |
| 19.     | Uttar Pradesh  |                                       42 |
| 20.     | Uttarakhand    |                                        1 |
| 21.     | West Bengal    |                                       17 |
| Total   |                |                                      385 |

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