The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways announced on Saturday that it has amended National Highways Fee for vehicles entering toll plaza without a valid and functional FASTag.

Effective from November 15, 2025, vehicle owners who are non-FASTag users will have to pay 1.25 times of the regular toll amount when they opt to pay using UPI. This amount is comparatively lesser than for those who pay in cash.

This initiative is a part of the broader strategy to reduce cash transactions at the user fee plazas on National Highways.

UPI offers a cheaper alternative to cash payment

In a statement, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said that in a significant step to incentivise digital payments and eliminate cash transactions at the user fee plazas on National Highways for non-FASTa

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