The Ministry of Highway Transport and Highways (MoRTH) on Wednesday introduced a FASTag-based annual move as an economical and extra seamless journey resolution for frequent commuters. It has been launched solely for non-commercial non-public vehicles, jeeps, and vans. With this move, MoRTH goals to cut back the effort of frequent toll deduction on highways. Activation, renewal, and different pass-related companies can be dealt with by the Rajmarg Yatra App alongside NHAI and different official web sites.
Fastag-based Annual Cross Value, Validity
In a submit on X (previously Twitter), Minister of Highway Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari introduced that the FASTag-based annual move can be priced at Rs. 3,000. Will probably be legitimate for as much as 200 journeys or as much as a interval of 1 12 months from the date of activation, whichever comes earlier.
Vital Announcement 📢
🔹In a transformative step in the direction of hassle-free freeway journey, we’re introducing a FASTag-based Annual Cross priced at ₹3,000, efficient from fifteenth August 2025. Legitimate for one 12 months from the date of activation or as much as 200 journeys—whichever comes…
— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) June 18, 2025
The minister clarified that crossing one toll can be thought-about as one journey and thus, the annual move can be relevant for crossing 200 toll plazas. Companies, equivalent to activation and renewal of the FASTag-based move can be made accessible through the Rajmarg Yatra app and official NHAI and MoRTH web sites.
“This coverage addresses long-standing considerations relating to toll plazas situated inside a 60 km vary and simplifies toll funds by a single, reasonably priced transaction”, the minister mentioned.
The minister highlighted that the brand new system is a more cost effective resolution. The typical price of crossing the toll at present is between Rs. 80-100. With the Fastag-based annual move, it will likely be lowered to simply Rs. 15. Additional, travellers will have the ability to save as much as Rs. 7,000 in toll prices, Gadkari mentioned in a subsequent video submit on X.
Nevertheless, it’ll solely be legitimate on nationwide highways and never state highways. Additional, it stays unknown if the FASTag-based move will even help toll transactions on expressways.
Along with the FASTag-based annual move, the federal government will even introduce a brand new resolution that can eradicate the necessity for bodily toll plazas. It’s set to get replaced by a brand new system which goals to cut back wait occasions, ease congestion, and minimise disputes on the assortment level.