Lok Sabha Question No. 69 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-01-29
Subject: Electronic Toll Collection and FASTag Adoption
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Praveen Patel

be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total  FASTags issued and the penetration rate of electronic toll collection across National Highway fee plazas;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  FASTag  Annual  Pass  scheme  launched  in  August 2025 and the response received thereto;
- (c) the progress in implementing barrier-free Multi-Lane Free Flow tolling technology on National Highways; and
- (d) the daily toll collection through electronic modes and the efficiency improvements achieved?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) The total Number of FASTag issued till December 2025 is 11.86 Crore. Presently, more than 98 % of user fee on National Highways is collected through FASTag (Electronic Toll Collection).
- (b) The Annual Pass user friendly discount passes launched for highways users  under  the  National  Highway  Fee  (Determination  of  Rates  and Collection) Rules 2008. Since its launch on 15 th  August 2025, around 42 lakh  Annual  Passes  have  been  activated,  facilitating  over  19  crore

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 69 ANSWERED ON 29 TH  JANUARY, 2026

## ELECTRONIC TOLL COLLECTION AND FASTAG ADOPTION

69. SHRI PRAVEEN PATEL:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

transactions  as  on  31 st   December  2025.  Currently  around  25%  NonCommercial vehicles are doing FASTag transactions using Annual Pass.

- (c)  Request  for  Proposal  (RFP)  to  implement  barrier-less  tolling  system has been invited/ finalized for the Fee Plaza as per the Annexure, with the possibility of implementing it on other fee plazas in a phased manner depending  upon  the  outcome  and  efficacy  of  the  implementation  on these projects.

(d)   Average daily collection via FASTag on NH fee plaza is around Rs. 186  Crores  and  Number  of  average  daily  ETC  transactions  on  NH  fee plaza  is  around  105  Lakhs  in  Financial  Year  2025-26  (till  December, 2025). The constant growth and adoption of FASTag by highway users is encouraging and has helped in increased efficiency in toll operations.

Impact  Assessment  conducted  for  the  National  Electronic  Toll Collection (NETC) Programme during 2024-25 indicates that the average time taken by a vehicle to cross a fee plaza under ETC operations is 40 seconds,  as  compared  to  12.23  minutes  per  vehicle  under  the  earlier manual tolling system. This demonstrates a significant improvement in traffic flow and a substantial reduction in congestion at fee plazas.

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 69 FOR ANSWER ON 29.01.2026 ASKED BY SHRI  PRAVEEN  PATEL  REGARDING  ELECTRONIC  TOLL  COLLECTION AND FASTAG ADOPTION.

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Details  of  fee  plazas  for  which  Request  for  Proposal  (RFP)  has  been invited/finalized for implementation of barrier less tolling:

| Sl. No. Fee Plaza                           | NH / State                 | Status        |
|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------|---------------|
| 1 Gharaunda                                 | NH-44 in Haryana           | Awarded       |
| 2 Chorayasi                                 | NH-48 in Gujarat           | Awarded       |
| 3 Daulatpura                                | NH-48 in Rajasthan         | Awarded       |
| 4 Manoharpura                               | NH-48 in Rajasthan         | Awarded       |
| 5 Shahjahanpur                              | NH-48 in Rajasthan         | Awarded       |
| 6 Mundaka                                   | UER-II in Delhi            | Awarded       |
| 7 Kaniminekhi - Sheshagirihalli             | NH-275 in Karnataka        | Awarded       |
| 8 Gananguru                                 | NH-275 in Karnataka        | Awarded       |
| 9 Boriach                                   | NH-48 in Gujarat           | Awarded       |
| 10 Nemili                                   | NH-48 in Tamil Nadu        | Awarded       |
| 11 Chenasamudram                            | NH-48 in Tamil Nadu        | Awarded       |
| 12 Paranur                                  | NH-45 in Tamil Nadu        | Awarded       |
| 13 Kasepalli                                | NH-44 in Andhra Pradesh    | Awarded       |
| 14 Amakathadu                               | NH-44 in Andhra Pradesh    | Awarded       |
| 15 Marur                                    | NH-44 in Andhra Pradesh    | Awarded       |
| 16 Bijwasan                                 | Dwarka Expressway in Delhi | Under Bidding |
| 17 Kukrola (Shifted Kherki Daula Fee Plaza) | NH-48 in Haryana           | Under Bidding |
| 18 Chalakwadi                               | NH-50 in Maharashtra       | Under Bidding |

|   19 | Hiwargaon Pavsa              | NH-50 in Maharashtra   | Under Bidding   |
|------|------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------|
|   20 | Madanpur                     | NH-31 in Assam         | Under Bidding   |
|   21 | Badarpur Faridabad Fee plaza | NH-19 in Haryana       | Under Bidding   |

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