Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Government Plans Annual FASTag Pass for Toll-Plaza Residents
The government is planning a yearly travel pass for people who live near highway toll plazas.
The pass would use FASTag.
It could cost about ₹3,000 for a year.
People who do not have it may otherwise pay ₹350 each month.
That adds up to ₹4,200 in a year.
So the proposed pass could save local commuters money.
The exact price is not confirmed in the report.
The government is planning an annual FASTag local pass for residents near highway toll plazas.
The proposed pass could cost about ₹3,000 per year, according to a source cited in the report.
The report says the price would be slightly below the national-highway annual pass rate.
Without the proposed pass, local commuters would pay ₹350 a month, or ₹4,200 annually.
At about ₹3,000, the local pass would be 28% cheaper than those monthly payments.
- Who
- The government and residents living near highway toll plazas.
- What
- A planned annual FASTag pass for local residents, possibly priced at about ₹3,000.
- When
- The report does not specify when the local pass would begin. It says the national-highway annual pass launched on 15 August 2025.
- Where
- Near highway toll plazas in India.
- Why
- To provide local commuters a yearly option that could cost less than paying ₹350 monthly.
- Proposed annual local pass cost
- About ₹3,000
- Monthly toll cost cited
- ₹350
- Equivalent annual cost
- ₹4,200
- Estimated savings
- 28% compared with paying ₹350 per month
- National-highway annual pass launch date
- 15 August 2025