The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said that all user fee payments at National Highway fee plazas across the country are being processed exclusively through digital modes of FASTag or Unified Payments Interface (UPI) from the 10th of this month.
The Ministry added that, however, this transition has not been implemented in the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and West Bengal, as well as the Union Territory of Puducherry, in view of the Model Code of Conduct currently in force due to the ongoing electoral process.
The FASTag Annual Pass scheme has crossed 50 lakh users, recording more than 26.55 crore transactions within six months of its launch. The pass allows unlimited travel for one year or up to 200 trips on national highways for a one-time fee.
NHAI has revised the annual pass fee from Rs 3,000 to Rs 3,075 for the financial year 2026–27, effective from 1 April. The revision has been carried out in line with the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008.