Nitin Gadkari Supports NHAI's GNSS Technology Based Tolling System
To ensure a seamless tolling experience on National Highways, Indian Highways Management Company Limited (IHMCL), promoted by NHAI, organized an international workshop in New Delhi on ‘Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) based Electronic Toll Collection in India’. The event brought together industry and global experts to discuss the implementation of GNSS-based free-flow tolling in India.
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari, highlighted GNSS technology's role in modernizing toll collection, reducing congestion, and improving travel efficiency. “GNSS technology enhances navigation and positioning, playing a crucial role in modernizing toll collection systems, ensuring seamless travel, and reducing congestion on our roads. We are continuously working towards easing citizens' lives, making governance more transparent, and providing faster services.”
NHAI plans to integrate GNSS-based Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) with the existing FASTag system, initially using a hybrid model of RFID and GNSS-based ETC. Dedicated GNSS lanes will be established at toll plazas, eventually converting all lanes to GNSS-based ETC as adoption increases.
The GNSS-based ETC system aims to provide barrier-free tolling, enhancing the driving experience and enabling distance-based tolling. It will also improve toll collection efficiency by reducing leakages and preventing toll evasion.
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari, highlighted GNSS technology's role in modernizing toll collection, reducing congestion, and improving travel efficiency. “GNSS technology enhances navigation and positioning, playing a crucial role in modernizing toll collection systems, ensuring seamless travel, and reducing congestion on our roads. We are continuously working towards easing citizens' lives, making governance more transparent, and providing faster services.”
NHAI plans to integrate GNSS-based Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) with the existing FASTag system, initially using a hybrid model of RFID and GNSS-based ETC. Dedicated GNSS lanes will be established at toll plazas, eventually converting all lanes to GNSS-based ETC as adoption increases.
The GNSS-based ETC system aims to provide barrier-free tolling, enhancing the driving experience and enabling distance-based tolling. It will also improve toll collection efficiency by reducing leakages and preventing toll evasion.