Overview

• Toll collections climbed to ₹20,681.87 crore in the quarter to June, up 19.6% from a year earlier on a low election-year base
• Electronic FASTag data recorded 1.17 billion crossings in Q1 FY26, marking a 16.2% rise in highway usage
• The National Highways Authority of India implemented a 4–5% toll hike on April 1 as part of its annual wholesale price index-linked revision
• Addition of new toll roads and accelerated infrastructure development have reduced bottlenecks and boosted throughput
• Sustained growth could push full-year receipts past ₹80,000 crore, exceeding the ₹72,931 crore collected in FY25