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Gadkari Pledges Nationwide Barrier-Free Electronic Tolling Within a Year

Pilots are running at 10 sites, with FASTag-plus-ANPR MLFF systems moving into procurement as the highway ministry targets seamless travel.

While FASTag has already reduced waiting times at many toll plazas, vehicles still need to slow down or stop at barriers for validation.
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Overview

  • Announcing the shift in the Lok Sabha, Nitin Gadkari said toll booths will give way to a fully electronic, no-stop model for highway fee collection.
  • Requests for proposals to deploy FASTag with AI-enabled number-plate recognition at selected plazas have been issued or finalised, with phased expansion tied to results.
  • The rollout builds on NPCI’s National Electronic Toll Collection platform, where FASTag RFID tags enable automatic debits from linked accounts.
  • The ministry also plans an Advanced Traffic Management System on all national highways of four lanes and above, using gantry cameras and central monitoring for incident detection and speed enforcement.
  • Gadkari noted about 4,500 highway projects worth roughly ₹10 lakh crore are under way as part of a broader modernization push to reduce congestion and delays.