Gadkari: 100% barrier-free FASTag tolls soon; to deliver Rs 25,000 crore benefit
India's Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari announced plans to implement a fully barrier-free tolling system using FASTag and automatic number plate recognition by 2027. The initiative is expected to generate significant annual economic benefits and improve highway efficiency.
Why it matters
This represents a major infrastructure modernization effort in India, highlighting the intersection of digital payments and physical transportation networks.
Soon, you will be able to travel barrier free across the country with FASTag making the barrier-free tolling system a reality. The full implementation of the electronic toll collection system FASTag could generate an annual benefit of up to Rs 25,000 crore for the government, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said recently.The Road Transport and Highways Minister said the government plans to make all toll booths on national highways barrier-free by March 2027."When the system will go fully live, then our department alone would deliver a benefit of Rs 20,000-25,000 crore per year to the Government of India because of the use of FASTags," Gadkari said at the Global Fintech Fest.FASTag adoption has already increased toll collections by 10%, or around Rs 7,000 crore, taking total toll booth revenue to more than Rs 82,000 crore, according to Gadkari.India's next stage of mobility infrastructure will increasingly depend on intelligent highways, interoperable digital…
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