NEW DELHI — In a major leap for digital highway infrastructure, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has successfully deployed Rajasthan’s first Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling system at the Daulatpura Toll Plaza on the high-density Delhi-Jaipur section of NH-48.
The MLFF network completely removes traditional physical barriers. By allowing vehicles to cruise through toll zones at highway speeds without stopping, the system eliminates bottleneck delays, reduces carbon emissions, and maximizes fuel efficiency. Following this rollout, NHAI will next transition the Shahjahanpur and Manoharpur plazas to the MLFF system to make the entire Delhi-Jaipur corridor barrier-free.
The Technology Framework
The MLFF ecosystem leverages a dual-tech automated processing layer to facilitate hands-free collection with zero human intervention:
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FASTag Integration: Active radio-frequency identification (RFID) scanning processes transactions instantly.
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ANPR Cameras: High-speed Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras cross-verify vehicle registration plates in real time against FASTag logs.
This deployment builds on NHAI’s successful MLFF pilots previously activated at the Chorayasi Toll Plaza (Surat–Bharuch section of NH-48 in Gujarat) and the Mundka Bakkarwala Toll Plaza (Urban Extension Road-II in Delhi).
E-Notice Enforcement & Penalty Rules
To sustain a barrier-less environment, NHAI has implemented a strict automated enforcement protocol for payment defaults (such as insufficient balance, blacklisted tags, or non-functional FASTags):
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The 72-Hour Window: Vehicles triggering a payment fault will immediately receive an Electronic Notice (E-Notice). Commuters have a hard deadline of 72 hours from issuance to settle the standard user fee online via the designated portal:
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Double-Tariff Penalty: If the E-Notice remains unpaid after 72 hours, the toll fee automatically doubles, matching the standard penalty rate for that vehicle category.
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Grievance Redressal: Commuters can log official disputes or grievances through the portal within the same 72-hour window.
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VAHAN Blacklisting: Continued non-compliance and refusal to clear outstanding E-Notices will result in the direct blacklisting of the vehicle’s FASTag and the restriction of standard transport services on the centralized VAHAN platform.
Strategic Benefits
By phasing out physical toll booths, NHAI aims to significantly minimize the capital and operational overheads tied to booth maintenance and cash handling. The nationwide shift to MLFF framework is engineered to optimize overall toll logistics transparency, close revenue leakages, and improve the general ease of transit for commercial logistics and passenger transport alike.
