Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, has declared the implementation of a new Satellite Based Toll Collection System across select highways in India. He announced this in a written reply at the Rajya Sabha.

GNSS Toll Collection

Gadkari said that the new toll collection system has already been successfully tested on two highways, one in Bengaluru (Bengaluru - Mysore section on NH 275) and the other in Hissar (Panipat - Hissar section  of NH 709). Titled the GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System), will be implemented at select Highways across India and will gradually replace the legacy traditional toll collecting system.

Toll collection booths and then the implementation of FASTag have been the traditional toll collection systems in India. However, the GNSS will initially function alongside the FASTag system. The deduction of Toll is done by deducting the money from the  FASTag account, but in GNSS, it will be done directly from the  bank account of the registered vehicle owner, depending on the distance travelled, making it a more cost effective way of collecting toll and reducing the wait time on highways along with associated costs of toll booth construction and operations. The GNSS will function in parallel to FASTag and users will not be forced to switch immediately, but gradually.

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— ANI (@ANI) March 27, 2024

60km Rule

Vehicle owners will be provided passes on the basis of their Aadhar Cards. These passes will ensure that no Toll is collected if the vehicle owner resides within 60km of a toll booth. The Union Minister further informed that the minimum distance between two toll plazas will be 60km. If there is an additional plaza within 60km of another, it will be shut down. This process and its implementation will be done with in three months.

We'll provide passes to locals having Aadhaar cards who reside near toll plazas. Further, I ensure that there will be only one toll plaza within 60 kms & if there's a 2nd toll plaza, then it will be shut in next 3 months: Union Road & Transport minister Nitin Gadkari in Lok Sabha pic.twitter.com/PQbAlL8nEk

— ANI (@ANI) March 22, 2022

NHAI Toll Plazas around Udaipur

These are the Toll Booths on the National Highways entering Udaipur:

• Dakan Kotra: On the Debari - Kaya Highway (NH 48) - is 17km from Udaipur Collectorate
• Mandawada (Gomati): At Gomati Chauraha (NH 8) - is 82km from Udaipur Collectorate
• Narayanpura: Udaipur - Chittaurgarh Highway (NH 76) is 64km from Udaipur Collectorate
• Negadiya: Gomati Chauraha - Udaipur (NH 8) is 28km from Udaipur Collectorate
• Paduna: Udaipur - Kherwara (NH 8) is 52km from Udaipur Collectorate

Accordingly, there are three Toll Booths on the NHAI around Udaipur, where a resident of Udaipur need not pay Toll Charges.

NHAI Rules on Toll

• Waiting Time at a Toll is maximum 10 seconds. If a vehicle has to wait for more than 10 seconds, the  toll is exempt.
• One Vehicle One FASTag.
• The  fee (toll) at a Plaza is determined by the length of the road (distance between two Toll Plazas), structures such as bridges or tunnels, the width of highway, the concession terms and applicable toll fee regulations. Further, vehicles are classifed based on size and purpose (whether commercial or private).