Current Context : National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has invited Global Expression of Interest (EOI) from innovative and qualified companies to develop and implement GNSS-based Electronic Toll Collection system in India.

• Objective : To provide seamless and barrier-free tolling experience to National Highway users and enhance efficiency & transparency of toll operations.

ABOUT GNSS-BASED ELECTRONIC TOLL COLLECTION (ETC) SYSTEM:

• It is a barrier-free method of electronic toll collection.
• Working : it uses Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technology to track vehicles and calculate tolls based on the distance travelled on tolled highways.
• NHAI plans to implement the GNSS-based electronic toll collection (ETC) system within the existing FASTag ecosystem, initially using a hybrid model where both RFID-based ETC and GNSS-based ETC will operate simultaneously.
• Result in more efficient toll collection as it helps to plug leakages and check toll evaders.