The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has collected Rs 150 crore upfront within four days of the annual toll permits by issuing 5 lakh such passes.
Tamil Nadu led the most number of Annual Pass purchased over the last four days, followed by the states of Karnataka and Haryana. Also, maximum transactions through FASTag Annual Pass at the toll plazas were recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, a statement by NHAI said.
Key features of the annual toll pass
The annual toll pass will allow private vehicles free passage through toll plazas on national highways and expressways on upfront payment of Rs 3,000. It will function alongside the existing system for collecting user fees on highways and allow a private user 200 trips or crossings on the toll plazas. Each crossing of the fee plaza counts as one trip. A round trip counts as two trips.
The pass can be activated on the existing FASTag and is available only on Rajmargyatra mobile application and website of NHAI. At fee plazas on expressways and state highways managed by state governments or local bodies, the FASTag will operate as a regular FASTag, and applicable user fee charges may apply.
Coverage and revenue impact
The annual pass is applicable on about 1,150 toll plazas on National Highways and National Expressways. It is applicable for all non-commercial vehicles with a valid FASTag and gets activated within two hours of the one-time fee payment through Rajmargyatra App or NHAI website
Annual toll collection of national highways in 2024-25 was close to Rs 61408 crore or Rs 168.24 crore a day. The collection of highways operated by NHAI was Rs 28823 crore and on national highways operated by concessionaires it was Rs 32584 crore.