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Topic 257 · Science, Technology & Space

Barrier-less MLFF tolling and cashless plazas

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Revise the 12 points first Book 1 RATNA
  1. Core Trigger: From 10 April 2026, over 1,150 National Highway fee plazas accept only FASTag or UPI, not cash.
  2. Policy Focus: Multi-Lane Free Flow tolling uses gantries, not booths or barriers, to charge moving vehicles.
  3. Current Head: Nitin Gadkari is Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways; Santosh Kumar Yadav chairs NHAI (May 2026).
  4. Key Technology: RFID readers and ANPR cameras on gantries read the FASTag and number plate together.
  5. Data Point: By mid-April 2026, MoRTH had awarded MLFF tenders for 16 plazas, including Choryasi and Mundka.
  6. Stakeholders: On 15 April 2026 NHAI told FASTag issuer banks to validate vehicle numbers and blacklist invalid tags.
  7. India Link: Under the Third Amendment Rules 2025, a non-FASTag vehicle pays twice the fee in cash but 1.25 times by UPI.
  8. Venue: The first live MLFF plaza was Choryasi on NH-48, Gujarat, on 1 May 2026; Delhi's Mundka-Bakkarwala followed.
  9. Milestone: All lanes at National Highway fee plazas became FASTag lanes from midnight of 15/16 February 2021.
  10. Landmark Rules: Second Amendment Rules 2026, in force 17 March, introduced e-notices and double fees for unpaid tolls.
  11. Parent Rules: The National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008 govern tolls.
  12. Definition: An e-notice is an electronic demand for unpaid toll, payable at normal fee within 72 hours.
Question 1 of 10

From 10 April 2026, over 1,150 National Highway fee plazas accept which payment modes only?

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Answer: (C) FASTag or UPI

Core Trigger: From 10 April 2026, over 1,150 National Highway fee plazas accept only FASTag or UPI, not cash.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 257, point 1

Question 2 of 10

Multi-Lane Free Flow tolling replaces booths and barriers with what structures?

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Answer: (D) Overhead gantries

Policy Focus: Multi-Lane Free Flow tolling uses gantries, not booths or barriers, to charge moving vehicles.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 257, point 2

Question 3 of 10

Who chairs NHAI as of May 2026?

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Answer: (B) Santosh Kumar Yadav

Current Head: Nitin Gadkari is Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways; Santosh Kumar Yadav chairs NHAI (May 2026).From Book 1 RATNA, topic 257, point 3

Question 4 of 10

Which is/are correct? (1) MLFF gantries use ultrasonic sensors to read the FASTag. (2) Gantry ANPR cameras read the vehicle number plate.

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Answer: (B) Only 2

Key Technology: RFID readers and ANPR cameras on gantries read the FASTag and number plate together.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 257, point 4

Question 5 of 10

By mid-April 2026, MoRTH had awarded MLFF tenders for how many plazas?

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Answer: (C) 16

Data Point: By mid-April 2026, MoRTH had awarded MLFF tenders for 16 plazas, including Choryasi and Mundka.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 257, point 5

Question 6 of 10

Under the Third Amendment Rules 2025, a non-FASTag vehicle paying by UPI pays what multiple of the fee?

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Answer: (D) 1.25 times

India Link: Under the Third Amendment Rules 2025, a non-FASTag vehicle pays twice the fee in cash but 1.25 times by UPI.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 257, point 7

Question 7 of 10

Which was the first live MLFF plaza, opened on 1 May 2026?

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Answer: (B) Choryasi

Venue: The first live MLFF plaza was Choryasi on NH-48, Gujarat, on 1 May 2026; Delhi's Mundka-Bakkarwala followed.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 257, point 8

Question 8 of 10

All lanes at National Highway fee plazas became FASTag lanes from midnight of 15/16 February of which year?

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Answer: (C) 2021

Milestone: All lanes at National Highway fee plazas became FASTag lanes from midnight of 15/16 February 2021.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 257, point 9

Question 9 of 10

The Second Amendment Rules 2026 introduced what for unpaid tolls?

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Answer: (D) E-notices and double fees

Landmark Rules: Second Amendment Rules 2026, in force 17 March, introduced e-notices and double fees for unpaid tolls.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 257, point 10

Question 10 of 10

Which is/are correct? (1) The National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008 govern tolls. (2) An e-notice is payable at normal fee within 24 hours.

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Answer: (A) Only 1

Parent Rules: The National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008 govern tolls.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 257, point 11

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