New Delhi, April 18: No satellite-based toll gate now. ANPR-FASTag systems will be tested in some selected toll plazas.
The Ministry of Road Transport thus refuted media claims citing Satellite tolling system from this May.
The government on Friday dismissed media reports about the nationwide implementation of satellite-based tolling system from May 1.
In a statement, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said some sections of the media have reported that a satellite-based Tolling System is going to be launched from 1st May 2025 that will replace the existing FASTag-based tolling mechanism.
“This is to clarify that no such decision was taken by the Ministry or the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) regarding the nationwide implementation of satellite-based tolling from 1st May 2025,” said the ministry in a statement.
In order to enable seamless, barrier-free movement of vehicles through toll plazas and reduce travel time ‘ANPR-FASTag-based Barrier-Less Tolling System’ will be implemented at selected toll plazas, it informed.
The advanced tolling system will combine ‘Automatic Number Plate Recognition’ (ANPR) technology, that will identify vehicles by reading their number plates, and the existing ‘FASTag system’ that uses Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) for toll deduction.
Under the new system, vehicles will be charged based on their identification through high performance ANPR cameras and FASTag Readers, without needing to stop at the toll plazas.
In case of non-compliance, e-notices will be served to the violators,non-payment of which may result in suspension of FASTag and other VAHAN related penalties, according to the ministry.
