NRP Desk
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh has registered a strong response to the newly launched FASTag Annual Pass, with around 30,000 private vehicles activating the facility and more than 21.000 toll crossings recorded in just two days till August 16. According to official data from the National Highway Authority of India, UP West (Lucknow Zone) accounted for 18.136 transactions, while UP East (Varanasi Zone) reported 3.106 transactions, reflecting the state’s heavy highway traffic and the early appeal of the scheme. Officials clarified that activations represent vehicles purchasing the pass, while trans actions reflect actual toll use. meaning many new pass holders were yet to make highway trips Nationally, as well as in UP, the new scheme has evoked a very encouraging response from the road users with around 30,000 annual Fast Tag activation in UP alone in the first two days till August 16. NHAI member (administration) and senior IAS officer Vishal Chauhan told HT over the phone. “Nationally, more than 14 lakh users subscribed on the launch day itself, and by the afternoon of August 17, the figure had crossed 4 lakh activations, resulting in over 4.25 lakh toll-free crossings across India,” he revealed. Rolled out nationwide from August 15 following amendments to the National Highways Fee Rules, the Annual Pass can be activated on an existing FASTag through the Rajmargyatra mobile app at a one-time cost of is 3,000.
