Lok Sabha Question No. 3408 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-12
Subject: Digitisation of Highways in Maharashtra
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Adv Gowaal Kagada Padavi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3408

ANSWERED ON 12 TH  MARCH, 2026

## DIGITISATION OF HIGHWAYS IN MAHARASHTRA

3408.  ADV GOWAAL KAGADA PADAVI:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  initiated  the  transformation  of highways  into  intelligent  mobility  corridors  by  digitising  highways with  real  time  monitoring,  smart  tolling,  vehicle  to  infrastructure (V2I) systems and asset management of roads;
- (b) the number of highway packages in Maharashtra including tribal and  remote  districts  selected  for  digitisation  under  this  initiative
- and the budget committed therefor;
- (c) whether  there  are  pilot projects specifically in tribal  and backward regions to test technologies such as geotagged maintenance smart toll and remote monitoring and the outcomes so far; and
- (d) the timeline by which the Government expects full rollout of the digitised  highway  initiative  in  all  new  national  highway  corridors and the inclusion of tribal and backward district breakdowns in the first progress report 2025-26?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) to (d) With regard to Smart Tolling,  Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) Tolling on all 4-Lanes and above National Highways has been planned. Under the  MLFF tolling system, gantry installed high performance  Radio  Frequency  Identification  (RFID)  readers  and

Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras are used for deduction  of  user  fee  through  existing  FASTag  system.  The  Multi Lane Free Flow based on Barrier less Tolling has been awarded on 16 toll plazas as per list at annexed. The Government envisages to implement MLFF Tolling on all 4 Lane and above National Highways including in Tribal and Backward regions in a phased manner. As on date  Chalakwadi  Toll  Plaza  and  Hiwargaon  Pawsa  Toll  Plaza  on Pune Nashik National Highway - 60 has been awarded under MLFF Tolling in the State of Maharashtra.

Apart  from  this,  113  nos.  of  congested  NH  toll  plazas  in  the country  are  also  monitored  through  a  GIS  based  toll  congestion monitoring solution.

For monitoring the pavement condition & other highway assets on National Highways, periodic NSV(Network  Survey  Vehicle) surveys,  drone surveys, AI based inspections, etc. are being carried out.  Based  on  the  results  of  these  surveys,  necessary  repair  and maintenance are being carried out by Field Units through respective Contractors/  Concessionaires  as  per  the  provisions  of  Concession Agreement.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (d)  OF LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3408  ANSWERED  ON  12 TH MARCH, 2026 ASKED BY ADV GOWAAL KAGADA PADAVI REGARDING 'DIGITISATION OF HIGHWAYS IN MAHARASHTRA'.

|   Sl | Toll Plaza                    | NH / State              |
|------|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|    1 | Gharaunda Toll Plaza          | NH-44 in Haryana        |
|    2 | Chorayasi Toll Plaza          | NH-48 in Gujarat        |
|    3 | Daulatpura Toll Plaza         | NH-48 in Rajasthan      |
|    4 | Manoharpura Toll Plaza        | NH-48 in Rajasthan      |
|    5 | Shahjahanpur Toll Plaza       | NH-48 in Rajasthan      |
|    6 | Mundaka Toll Plaza            | UER-II in Delhi         |
|    7 | Boriach Toll Plaza            | NH-48 in Gujarat        |
|    8 | Nemili Toll Plaza             | NH-48 in Tamil Nadu     |
|    9 | Chenasamudram Toll Plaza      | NH-48 in Tamil Nadu     |
|   10 | Paranur Toll Plaza            | NH-45 in Tamil Nadu     |
|   11 | Kasepalli Toll Plaza          | NH-44 in Andhra Pradesh |
|   12 | Amakathadu Toll Plaza         | NH-44 in Andhra Pradesh |
|   13 | Marur Toll Plaza              | NH-44 in Andhra Pradesh |
|   14 | Chalakwadi Toll Plaza         | NH-50 in Maharashtra    |
|   15 | Hiwargaon Pavsa Toll Plaza    | NH-50 in Maharashtra    |
|   16 | Badarpur Faridabad Toll Plaza | NH-19 in Haryana        |

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