FASTag Annual Pass: Rs 3,000 For 200 Toll Trips A Year

The FASTag Annual Pass lets a private car, jeep or van cross national highway and national expressway toll plazas for one year or 200 crossings, whichever comes first, on one upfront payment. The launch price was Rs 3,000 from 15 August 2025. NHAI revised it to Rs 3,075 from 1 April 2026 for FY 2026-27, so Rs 3,075 is the price you pay now. You activate it on the Rajmarg Yatra app or the NHAI website.

The pass is live. It started on 15 August 2025 under Ministry of Road Transport and Highways notification G.S.R. 388(E) dated 17 June 2025, which amended the National Highways Fee Rules, 2008. More than 56 lakh vehicle owners had taken it by March 2026. It works only for non-commercial cars, jeeps and vans with a valid FASTag. Trucks, buses and other commercial vehicles cannot buy it.

In a closed toll system, your entry and exit through a single plaza count together as one crossing, not two. The pass applies on National Highway and National Expressway fee plazas, about 1,150 of them. It does not apply on state highways or private toll roads yet.

The break-even depends on the toll at the plazas you actually use, which varies. As a rough guide, if a one-way crossing on your route costs about Rs 100, roughly 31 crossings recover the Rs 3,075. Past that, the pass saves money up to the 200-crossing or one-year limit. Check your own toll receipts before you decide.

You do not need a new FASTag. The pass activates on the FASTag already stuck on your windscreen. Follow these steps.

1. Confirm your vehicle qualifies. It must be a non-commercial car, jeep or van registered in your name, with a working FASTag.
2. Download the Rajmarg Yatra app, or open the NHAI website. These are the only official channels.
3. Sign in and enter your vehicle registration number and FASTag details.
4. Pay the one-time fee of Rs 3,075 (FY 2026-27 rate) online.
5. Wait up to two hours. The pass activates on your existing FASTag automatically. You get a confirmation.
6. Track your usage in the app. The pass ends when you hit 200 crossings or complete one year, whichever comes first.

After 200 crossings or one year, the pass stops. Your FASTag then goes back to normal pay-per-trip tolling, and you can buy a fresh annual pass if you want.

The aim was to cut repeated FASTag recharges and ease the toll burden on private vehicle users on national highways. A flat yearly fee is easier to budget than paying at every plaza. For families who drive between cities often, the cap on cost is the real benefit.

The amendment also lets state governments adopt a similar pass for their own highways. The Ministry has offered full technical support if any state wants to do so. Until a state acts, the pass stays limited to national highways and national expressways.

If a toll plaza wrongly charges you or refuses to honour a valid pass, you can ask the highway authority for records using a Right to Information request. For the full method, see The RTI Playbook.

• Price now: Rs 3,075 from 1 April 2026 (FY 2026-27). Launch price was Rs 3,000.
• Validity: 1 year or 200 NH/NE crossings, whichever is earlier.
• Eligible vehicles: Non-commercial cars, jeeps, vans with a valid FASTag.
• Where to buy: Rajmarg Yatra app or NHAI website.
• Activation time: Up to 2 hours on your existing FASTag.
• Legal basis: G.S.R. 388(E) dated 17 June 2025; effective 15 August 2025.

It is Rs 3,075 now. The pass launched at Rs 3,000 on 15 August 2025. NHAI revised the fee to Rs 3,075 for the Financial Year 2026-27, and that rate applies from 1 April 2026. So a pass bought today costs Rs 3,075. The Rs 3,000 figure was the launch-year price only.

No. The pass is only for non-commercial cars, jeeps and vans. Trucks, buses, taxis and other commercial vehicles cannot buy it. This eligibility is fixed by notification G.S.R. 388(E) dated 17 June 2025. Commercial vehicles keep paying the normal toll at each plaza.

No. It works only on National Highway and National Expressway fee plazas, around 1,150 of them. It does not apply on state highways, state expressways or private toll roads. The Ministry has offered technical help to states that want a similar pass, but until a state adopts one, your pass covers national highways only.

The pass ends the moment you reach either limit, whichever comes first. After that, your FASTag returns to normal pay-per-trip tolling and deducts the posted toll at each plaza. You can buy a fresh annual pass on the Rajmarg Yatra app whenever you want to start a new cycle.

Up to two hours. The pass activates on the FASTag already linked to your vehicle, so you do not get a new tag. Once you pay the one-time fee on the Rajmarg Yatra app or the NHAI website, the system updates your tag and sends a confirmation within that window.

• FASTag cash lanes ending on national highways
• How to apply for a FASTag in 2026

• Ministry of Road Transport and Highways / PIB, “Fastag Annual Pass Scheme”, PRID 2159700, 22 August 2025 (G.S.R. 388(E) dated 17 June 2025; effective 15 August 2025; Rs 3,000; 200 crossings or one year).
• Ministry of Road Transport and Highways / NHAI / PIB, “NHAI to Revise FASTag Annual Pass Fee from 1st April 2026 for FY 2026-27”, PRID 2240305, 15 March 2026 (fee revised from Rs 3,000 to Rs 3,075; activation via Rajmarg Yatra app or NHAI website; over 56 lakh users; about 1,150 fee plazas).

Reviewed by the RTI Wiki editorial team under Dr. Shrawan Kumar Pathak. Last reviewed 16 June 2026.

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FASTag annual pass — complete guide on rules, eligibility, and how to resolve disputes:

1. Step 1: What is the FASTag annual pass? (a) announced in 2025: a Rs 3,000 annual pass for private vehicles (cars, jeeps, SUVs) — valid for 200 trips per year (or one year from the date of purchase — whichever is earlier), (b) the pass covers toll charges on National Highways (NHAI toll plazas — the pass does not cover state highway tolls or expressway tolls operated by state authorities), © the pass is linked to the FASTag (the RFID tag on the vehicle's windscreen — the toll is deducted automatically when the vehicle passes through a toll plaza), (d) the pass is optional (vehicle owners can choose to pay per trip — or buy the annual pass).
2. Step 2: Eligibility. (a) only private vehicles (cars, jeeps, SUVs — the “car/jeep/van” category — NOT commercial vehicles, trucks, or buses), (b) the vehicle must have an active FASTag (the FASTag must be linked to a valid bank account or wallet — with sufficient balance), © the pass is per vehicle (not per person — each vehicle needs its own pass), (d) the pass is for National Highways only (state highways and expressways are NOT covered — e.g., the Mumbai-Pune Expressway is operated by MSRDC, not NHAI, and the pass is not valid there).
3. Step 3: How to buy. (a) through the FASTag issuer's app/website (e.g., ICICI, HDFC, SBI, Paytm — or through the NHAI website), (b) the pass is activated from the date of purchase (the 200 trips or the one-year period — whichever is exhausted first), © the pass is non-transferable (it is linked to the vehicle's FASTag — and cannot be transferred to another vehicle), (d) the pass is non-refundable (if you do not use all 200 trips — the remaining trips are forfeited).
4. Step 4: Common disputes. (a) toll deducted despite the pass (the toll plaza deducts the toll — even though the pass is active — this is a system error), (b) pass not recognized (the toll plaza does not recognize the pass — and the barrier does not open, causing delay), © trip count error (the system counts more trips than actual — e.g., one pass through the toll is counted as 2 trips), (d) pass expired early (the pass expires before the one-year period — or before 200 trips — due to a system error), (e) pass not activated (the pass is purchased but not activated — and the toll is deducted per trip).
5. Step 5: How to complain. (a) call the NHAI helpline (1033 — for toll-related complaints), (b) file a complaint on the NHAI website (nhai.gov.in — under “Grievance Redressal”), © contact the FASTag issuer (the bank or wallet — they can check the pass status and the transaction history), (d) send an email to the FASTag issuer (with the transaction details — toll plaza name, date, time, amount deducted — and request a refund), (e) follow up every 7 days (keep a record of all complaints and responses).
6. Step 6: File RTI. File RTI with NHAI asking for: (a) the total number of FASTag annual passes sold (from the launch date to [date] — category-wise), (b) the total number of complaints received regarding the annual pass (the nature of complaints — and the action taken), © the total amount refunded (for wrongful deductions — despite the pass being active), (d) the list of toll plazas where the pass is valid (and the list where it is NOT valid — e.g., state highways, expressways), (e) the mechanism for resolving disputes (the timeline for refund — and the escalation matrix), (f) the number of times the pass system was down (from [date] to [date] — and the impact on pass holders).
7. Step 7: Refund process. (a) if the toll is wrongfully deducted (despite the pass): the FASTag issuer should refund the amount (within 7-15 days — after verifying the transaction), (b) if the issuer does not refund: file a complaint with the Banking Ombudsman (if the issuer is a bank — the Ombudsman can order a refund), © file a consumer complaint (the wrongful deduction is a deficiency of service — the consumer forum can order refund with compensation), (d) approach NHAI (NHAI can direct the toll plaza operator to refund — and can penalize the operator for repeated errors), (e) Example: Wrongful deduction Rs 150 (toll) + Rs 50 (return trip) = Rs 200 per instance — if this happens 10 times: Rs 2,000 + compensation Rs 5,000 = Rs 7,000.

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