**Policy Summary: Implementation of Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) Tolling System**
**Objective:** To implement a seamless and barrier-free tolling experience for users of National Highways in India.
**Key Provisions:** The Indian Highways Management Company Limited (IHMCL), under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, has signed an agreement with ICICI Bank to implement the country's first comprehensive Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling system.
**Implementation Details:**
* **Pilot Locations:** The first MLFF tolling system will be implemented at Choryasi Fee Plaza in Gujarat on NH48. Additionally, MLFF will be implemented at Gharaunda Fee Plaza in Haryana on NH44.
* **Technology:** The MLFF system will utilize High-performance RFID Readers and ANPR Cameras to read FASTags and Vehicle Registration Numbers (VRN), enabling toll collection without requiring vehicles to stop.
* **Rollout Plan:** The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) plans to implement MLFF-based tolling at approximately 25 National Highway fee plazas during the current financial year.
**Expected Outcomes:**
* Reduced congestion and travel time.
* Enhanced fuel efficiency and lower emissions.
* Improved toll revenue collection.
* A more efficient and user-friendly tolling ecosystem.
* Modernization of tolling operations in India.
**Stakeholders:**
* Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
* National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)
* Indian Highways Management Company Limited (IHMCL)
* ICICI Bank
* National Highway Users
**Contact:** Shri Santosh Kumar Yadav, Chairman, NHAI.
**Release ID:** 2162163
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Road Transport Highways: The Indian government ministry responsible for the development and maintenance of the national highway network.
NHAI: National Highways Authority of India, the autonomous agency responsible for managing and developing the national highways in India.
MultiLane Free Flow MLFF Tolling System: A barrier-free tolling system that enables transactions through reading of FASTag and Vehicle Registration Number (VRN) using RFID readers and ANPR cameras.
Gujarat: A state in India where the first MultiLane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling system will be implemented at Choryasi Fee Plaza.
Indian Highways Management Company Limited IHMCL: A company promoted by NHAI, responsible for implementing electronic tolling and other highway management systems.
ICICI Bank: The bank that signed an agreement with IHMCL for the implementation of the MultiLane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling system.
Choryasi Fee Plaza, Gujarat: The location in Gujarat on NH48 where the first comprehensive MultiLane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling system will be implemented.
Gharaunda Fee Plaza, Haryana: A fee plaza in Haryana on NH44 where MLFF will be implemented.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
NHAI Signs Agreement to Implement India’s First
Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) Tolling System in
Gujarat
Posted On: 30 AUG 2025 12:42PM by PIB Delhi
To provide seamless and barrier-free tolling experience to National Highway users the Indian Highways
Management Company Limited (IHMCL), a company promoted by NHAI has signed an agreement with
ICICI Bank, to implement country’s first comprehensive Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling system at
Choryasi Fee Plaza in Gujarat on NH-48. The landmark agreement was signed in presence of NHAI Chairman
Shri Santosh Kumar Yadav and senior officials from NHAI, IHMCL and ICICI Bank at NHAI Headquarters
in New Delhi.
The signing of the contract agreement marks a major step towards barrier-free tolling, enabling seamless
Electronic Toll Collection through FASTag. Choryasi Fee Plaza in Gujarat will serve as the first barrier-free
toll plaza in the country. In addition, an agreement was also signed with ICICI Bank for the implementation of
MLFF at Gharaunda Fee Plaza in Haryana on NH-44. NHAI is planning to roll out Multi-Lane Free Flow
(MLFF) based tolling at around 25 National Highway fee plazas during the current financial year. The process
of identifying such fee plazas for implementation is presently underway.
Speaking on the occasion, NHAI Chairman, Shri Santosh Kumar Yadav said, “This agreement to implement
the Multi-Lane Free Flow tolling system marks a significant milestone in the evolution and modernization of
tolling in India. By leveraging technology, it will establish the foundation for a more efficient, transparent,
and user-friendly tolling ecosystem, aligned with our vision of technology-driven transformation in National
Highway operations and will pave the way for its adoption nationwide.”
Multi Lane Free Flow Tolling is a barrier-less tolling system that enables transactions through reading of
FASTag and Vehicle Registration Number (VRN) by High performance RFID Readers and ANPR Cameras.
It enables seamless toll collection without stopping vehicles at fee plazas, reducing congestion and travel
time leading to enhanced fuel efficiency and lowering emissions. Implementation of MLFF will also
contribute towards improving toll revenue collection and creating a smarter, faster and more efficient
National Highway network across the country.
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(Release ID: 2162163)