In a bid to promote digital payments and reduce cash transactions at toll plazas, the Government of India has introduced a new rule that changes how non-FASTag users will be charged on national highways.

Under the amended rules, any vehicle entering a toll plaza without a valid, functional FASTag will face a differential charge based on its mode of payment. If the user pays in cash, they will be required to pay twice the applicable toll fee. However, if the same user pays via UPI or any other approved digital mode, the fee will be only 1.25 times the regular amount. Currently, both cash and UPI users are charged double. Advertisement

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has notified the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) (Third Amendment) Rules, 2025, w

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