Toll collection through RFID has resulted in gains of Rs 8,000 crore: Gadkari

Pune, Sept 14 (PTI) Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said that toll collection through RFID has resulted in gains of Rs 8,000 crore.

Addressing the silver jubilee celebration of i-TEK RFID, a leading RFID and Wireless IoT solutions provider in Pune, he said this wireless technology has revolutionised the collection of road tax.

Toll is collected electronically through FASTag, a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag, on the national highways and some state highways.

"The use of RFID in transport has become beneficial. There was a time when long queues used to be seen at toll plazas, but the RFID revolutionised the entire toll collection. The toll collection through RFID has resulted in gains of Rs 8,000 crore. Though there are some areas where toll theft still persists, with the expansion of this system, we are expecting additional gains of about Rs 10,000 crore," said Gadkari.

Gadkari stated that toll collection has gone up significantly and is expected to increase further.

"Due to the success, the toll has been reduced and monthly passes have been introduced to provide convenience to the commuters," he added. PTI SPK NSK