Date: 2025-10-06Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Amendment in National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008 -UPI based payments in lieu of cash for payment of twice the applicable user fee by vehicles without valid and functional FASTag at fee plazas
**Executive Summary**
This document is an Office Memorandum from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways regarding an amendment to the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008. The amendment concerns UPI-based payments at toll plazas for vehicles without functional FASTags and introduces new rules and provisions related to toll collection, including scenarios where FASTags fail due to infrastructure malfunction. The amendment rules are effective November 15, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendment Subject:** National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008.
* **Amendment Focus:** UPI-based payments at toll plazas for vehicles lacking valid FASTags.
* **Effective Date:** November 15, 2025.
**Amendment Details:**
* **UPI Payments:** Vehicles without valid FASTags can pay 1.25 times the applicable user fee using Unified Payment Interface (UPI).
* **Non-Functional FASTags:** If a vehicle with a valid FASTag cannot pay due to electronic toll collection infrastructure issues, the vehicle is allowed to pass without payment, and a zero-transaction receipt will be issued.
* **Receipt Issuance:** Toll collectors must issue receipts specifying the fee date, time, amount, and vehicle class.
* **FASTag Requirement:** Toll fees are to be paid through FASTag or devices notified by the Central Government.
* **No FASTag Scenario:** Vehicles without FASTags will pay two times the standard fee unless they opt for UPI.
**Impact Analysis**
**Vehicle Users (without valid FASTags):**
**Impact**
* Allows for UPI-based payments at toll plazas as an alternative to cash, albeit at a higher rate (1.25 times the standard fee).
* Users with valid, functional FASTags who experience system malfunctions will be able to pass the toll plaza without fee.
**Action Required**
* Understand the updated payment options (UPI) and associated fee structure.
* Ensure FASTags are valid and functional to avoid additional fees.
**Toll Plaza Operators:**
**Impact**
* Requires implementation of UPI payment options.
* Requires issuing zero-transaction receipts in case of FASTag infrastructure failures.
* Adhere to the rule of receipt issuance.
**Action Required**
* Update payment systems to accommodate UPI-based transactions.
* Establish a procedure for issuing zero-transaction receipts.
**National Informatics Centre (NIC):**
**Impact**
* Responsible for making this amendment public.
**Action Required**
* Upload the Gazette Notification bearing G.S.R. 734 (E) dated 3rd October, 2025 on Ministry's website under relevant section.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008: The primary set of regulations being amended regarding toll collection on national highways.
FASTag: An electronic toll collection system used on national highways in India.
National Highways Act, 1956: The underlying legislation that grants the power to establish toll collection rules.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The government ministry responsible for administering the rules and related policies.
Unified Payment Interface (UPI): A real-time payment system used as an alternative payment method for toll fees.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 650] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, अक्त बू र 3, 2025/आजव न 11, 1947 1947
No. 650] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2025/ASVINA 11, 1947 1947
सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्रालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 3 अक्त ूबर, 2025
सा.का.नन.734(अ).—के न्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग अधिधियम, 1956 (1956 का 48) की िारा 9 द्वारा
प्रदत्त शक्तियो ों का प्रयोर् करते हुए, राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग फीस (दरो ों का अविारण और सोंग्रहण) धियम, 2008 का और
सोंशोिि करिे के धिए धिम्नधिक्तित धियम बिाती है, अर्ागत्:-
1. संनिप्त नाम औि प्रािंभ.- (1) इि धियमो ों का सोंधिप् त िाम राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग फीस (दरो ों का अविारण और
सोंग्रहण) (तृतीय सोंशोिि) धियम, 2025 है।
(2) ये 15 िवम्बर, 2025 को िार्ू होर्ों े।
2. राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग फीस (दरो ोंका अविारण और सोंग्रहण) धियम, 2008 के धियम 6 में-
(क) उप-धियम (3) के स्थाि पर धिम्नधिक्तित धियम रिे धकए जाएोंर्े, अर्ागत्:-
“(3) इि धियमो ों के अिीि फीस का भुर्ताि फास्टैर् या कें द्रीय सरकार द्वारा अधिसूधित धकसी अन्य
उपकरण के माध्यम से धकया जाएर्ा।
6637 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
(3क) यधद धकसी वाहि का उपयोिा, यर्ाक्तस्थधत, धबिा फास्टैर् या धबिा धवधिमान्य, कायगशीि फास्टैर्,
फीस प्लाजा में प्रवेश करता है, तो वह धियम 4 के उप-धियम (2) के अिीि उस श्रेणी के वाहि पर िार्ू
उपयोिा फीस का दोर्ुिा भुर्ताि करेर्ा:
परन्तु यह धक यधद वाहि का उपयोिा, यर्ाक्तस्थधत, धबिा फास्टैर् या धबिा धवधिमान्य, कायगशीि
फास्टैर् के , एकि भुर्ताि प्रणािी (यूपीआई) के माध्यम से फीस का भुर्ताि करिे के धवकल्प का ियि
करता है, तो वह धियम 4 के उप-धियम (2) के अिीि उस श्रेणी के वाहि पर िार्ू उपयोिा फीस का
1.25 र्ुिा भुर्ताि करेर्ा ।
स्पष्टीकिण:-
यधद धियम 4 के उप-धियम (2) के अिुसार धकसी धवशेष श्रेणी के वाहि के धिए उपयोिा फीस
एक सौ रुपये है और यधद वह वाहि, यर्ाक्तस्थधत, धबिा फास्टैर् या धबिा धवधिमान्य, कायगशीि फास्टैर्
के, फीस प्लाजा में प्रवेश करता है, तो उस वाहि का उपयोिा, उपयोिा फीस का दो र्ुिा (अर्ागत् दो
सौ रुपये िकद) का भुर्ताि करेर्ा और यधद उस वाहि का उपयोिा एकि भुर्ताि प्रणािी
(यूपीआई) के माध्यम से फीस का भुर्ताि करिे के धवकल्प का ियि करता है, तो वह 1.25 र्ुिा (अर्ागत्
केवि एक सौ पच्चीस रुपये) का भुर्ताि करेर्ा।
(3ि) उप-धियम (3क) में अोंतधवगष्ट् धकसी बात के होते हुए भी, यधद धवधिमान्य, कायगशीि फास्टैर् वािे
वाहि का उपयोिा, धजसके धिोंक धकए र्ए िाते में पयागप्त राधश है, फीस प्लाजा पार करते समय
इिेक्ट्रॉधिक टोि सोंग्रहण अवसोंरििा की िराबी के कारण फास्टैर् के माध्यम से उपयोिा फीस का
भुर्ताि िही ोंकर पाता है, तो उस वाहि उपयोिा को धबिा धकसी उपयोिा फीस के फीस प्लाजा पार
करिे की अिुमधत होर्ी और उस िेिदेि के धिए शून्य-िेिदेि रसीद जारी की जाएर्ी।";
(ि) उप-धियम (5) के स्थाि पर धिम्नधिक्तित उप-धियम रिा जाएर्ा, अर्ागत्:-
“(5) के न्द्रीय सरकार या धिष्पादि प्राधिकारी या ररयायतग्राही, यर्ाक्तस्थधत, उप-धियम (3क) और धियम
10 के अिीि फीस प्राप्त करते समय, वाहि के उपयोिा को एक रसीद जारी करेर्ा, धजसमें फीस की
प्राक्तप्त की तारीि और समय, कु ि प्राप्त राधश और उस वाहि की श्रेणी का धवधिधदगष्ट् होर्ी धजसके धिए
फीस प्राप्त धकया र्या है।“
[फा. सं. एच-25016/03/2025-टोल/ई-252204]
महमूि अहमि, अपर सजचव
निप्पण:- मूि धियम भारत के राजपत्र, असािारण, भार् II, िोंड 3, उप-िोंड (i) में अधिसूििा सोंख्या सा.का.धि. 838
(अ), धदिाोंक 5 धदसोंबर, 2008 द्वारा प्रकाधशत धकए र्ए र्े और अधिसूििा सोंख्या सा.का.धि. 437 (अ),
धदिाोंक 1 जुिाई 2025 द्वारा अोंधतम सोंशोधित धकए र्ए र्े।[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 3rd October, 2025
G.S.R. 734(E).–––In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48
of 1956), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the National Highways Fee
(Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008, namely: –
1. Short title and commencement.– (1) These rules may be called the National Highways Fee (Determination
of Rates and Collection) (Third Amendment) Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force on the 15th day of November, 2025.
2. In the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008, in rule 6–
(a) for sub-rule (3), the following rules shall be substituted, namely: –
“(3) The fee under these rules shall be paid through FASTag or any other device notified by the Central
Government.
(3A) If the user of a vehicle enters a fee plaza without a FASTag or a valid, functional FASTag, as the
case may be, he shall pay two times of the user fee applicable to that category of vehicle under sub-rule
(2) of rule 4:
Provided that if the user of the vehicle, without a FASTag or a valid, functional FASTag, as the case
may be, opts to pay fee through the Unified Payment Interface (UPI), he shall pay 1.25 times of the user
fee applicable to that category of vehicle under sub-rule (2) of rule 4.
Illustration:
If the user fee for a particular class of vehicle as per sub-rule (2) of rule 4 is rupees hundred and if
that vehicle enters a fee plaza without a FASTag or a valid, functional FASTag, as the case may be, the
user of that vehicle shall pay two times of the user fee (i.e. rupees two hundred in cash) and in case, if
the user of that vehicle opts to pay fee through Unified Payment Interface (UPI), he shall pay 1.25 times
(i.e. rupees one hundred and twenty five only).
(3B) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (3A), if the user of a vehicle with a valid, functional
FASTag having sufficient balance in the linked account while crossing a fee plaza could not pay the user
fee through FASTag owing to malfunctioning of the electronic toll collection infrastructure, the vehicle
user shall be permitted to cross the fee plaza without payment of any user fee and a zero-transaction
receipt shall be issued for that transaction.”;
(b) for sub-rule (5), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:–
“(5) The Central Government or the executing authority or the Concessionaire, as the case may be,
receiving fee under sub-rule (3A) and rule 10 shall issue a receipt, to the user of vehicle, specifying
therein the date and time of receipt of fee, total amount received and the class of vehicle for which the
fee has been received.”.
[F. No. H-25016/03/2025-Toll/E-252204]
MAHMOOD AHMED, Addl. Secy.
Note:– The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i)
vide notification number G.S.R. 838 (E) dated the 5th December, 2008 and was lastly amended vide
notification number G.S.R. 437 (E) dated the 1st July, 2025.
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