INDIA’S FIRST MULTI-LANE FREE FLOW (MLFF) TOLLING SYSTEM

Current Context : Indian Highways Management Company Limited (IHMCL), promoted by NHAI, signed an agreement with ICICI Bank.

• India’s first comprehensive MLFF tolling system to be implemented at Choryasi Fee Plaza, Gujarat (NH-48).

About MLFF System

• A barrier-less tolling technology.
• Uses:
  • FASTag reading
  • Vehicle Registration Number (VRN) via RFID Readers & ANPR Cameras

About NHAI

• Statutory body under Ministry of Road Transport & Highways.
• Established: 1995 (under NHAI Act, 1988).
• Composition:
  • Chairman + max. 5 full-time Members
  • 4 part-time Members (Secretaries of RT&H, Expenditure, Planning, and DG Roads).
• Mandate: Develop, maintain, and manage National Highways.