Govt announces FASTag annual pass at 3000 per year

[Lobogris]

what does "200" trips mean? does it mean 200 times passing through a toll gate? or 200 days?

Passing 200 times through any toll plaza. So if your trip has 10 toll plazas one way, it would be counted as 10 trips for each direction of travel.

 

[panchabhut]

Basically flat Rs.15 per toll crossing, even if its same day return. Can be good for some and not so good for others.

 

[Amit_1]

Can’t read a word expressway anywhere, so they couldn’t be included I believe.

Edit: Saw a business today article with expressway mentioned too.

Rs 3,000 FASTag annual pass: How to get 200 toll free trips on NH expressways - BusinessToday

Starting August 15, 2025, private vehicle owners can opt for a new FASTag Annual Pass that offers up to 200 toll-free trips on select national highways and expressways. Priced at ₹3,000, the pass aims to simplify digital toll payments and benefit frequent highway commuters.

www.businesstoday.in

 

[AlgoTrader]

i am in

 

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If no restrictions on type of roads, then it is very much beneficial. So need to wait for fuel full t&c.

 

[sunit123]

Not applicable for state tolls

 

[Exewhyzee]

People should come together & destroy all the toll booths once & for all. There's no need for separate toll tax. Let the roads be constructed & maintained of normal tax people pay. Toll tax is also anyway ultimately paid by all the people in form of inflation.

 

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People should come together & destroy all the toll booths once & for all. There's no need for separate toll tax. Let the roads be constructed & maintained of normal tax people pay. Toll tax is also anyway ultimately paid by all the people in form of inflation.

It isn't possible for govt to do this without compromising other sectors. Yes, the tax collected is high but it is no where near to required amount for other sectors. Let's say the roads are constructed and maintained completely by the govt, the amount required will be taken from other sectors. Amount from welfare schemes cannot(won't )be taken since it affects the voting.
Amount will be taken out of education and health sectors, even though their current share is not sufficient and needs to be increased further. The only way tolls can be taken out is if we become a completely sufficient country which can only be done by investing more into education and health.
One more thing is the R&D in which the private participation is very less which needs to increased to atleast the amount invested by the government.

 

[Exewhyzee]

It isn't possible for govt to do this without compromising other sectors. Yes, the tax collected is high but it is no where near to required amount for other sectors. Let's say the roads are constructed and maintained completely by the govt, the amount required will be taken from other sectors. Amount from welfare schemes cannot(won't )be taken since it affects the voting.
Amount will be taken out of education and health sectors, even though their current share is not sufficient and needs to be increased further. The only way tolls can be taken out is if we become a completely sufficient country which can only be done by investing more into education and health.
One more thing is the R&D in which the private participation is very less which needs to increased to atleast the amount invested by the government.

Logistics & transportation touches every sector indirectly. So other sectors are paying the price anyway in terms of high input costs.

 

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Logistics & transportation touches every sector indirectly. So other sectors are paying the price anyway in terms of high input costs.

Yeah but we are still not in a position to do infrastructure projects without PPP.