{"id":362106,"date":"2026-05-04T14:46:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T09:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=362106"},"modified":"2026-05-04T14:46:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T09:16:16","slug":"indias-first-multi-lane-free-flow-mlff-barrier-less-tolling-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/indias-first-multi-lane-free-flow-mlff-barrier-less-tolling-system\/","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s First Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) Barrier-less Tolling System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Union Minister of Road Transport &amp; Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari announced the launch of India\u2019s first Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) barrier-less tolling system at the Chorayasi Toll Plaza on the Surat\u2013Bharuch section of NH-48 in Gujarat.<\/p>\n<h2>About India\u2019s First Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) Barrier-less Tolling System<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 258px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent.fdel65-2.fna.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.30808-6\/686516349_1295938516061481_2274216570975739185_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_p526x296_tt6&amp;_nc_cat=110&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=13d280&amp;_nc_ohc=zPme2FyUfzsQ7kNvwFtGg7s&amp;_nc_oc=AdqN4Z3GAF5ZqjIFlZ11JdDTxo0gK82-4mDoef5dQNUyTKFFDRelfs4zf6QhOdAqdka0hX-tQDJf7cH7M25THRY7&amp;_nc_zt=23&amp;_nc_ht=scontent.fdel65-2.fna&amp;_nc_gid=4yasMfaZ92xNJzQnvilHSQ&amp;_nc_ss=7b289&amp;oh=00_Af6wIBkGEDX6iZZqg3v6ni7Yxq6vFY6EmOepuCOenNE_Lw&amp;oe=69FE1E4D\" alt=\" India's First Multi-Lane Free Flow Tolling system \" width=\"258\" height=\"258\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: NHAI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Initiated at:<\/strong> It has been initiated at the<strong> Chorayasi Toll Plaza on the Surat\u2013Bharuch section of NH-48 in Gujarat.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Nodal Ministry:<\/strong> It has been initiated by the <strong>Ministry of Road Transport &amp; Highways.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Developed by:<\/strong> It has been developed by<strong> ICICI Bank<\/strong> under an agreement with the <strong>Indian Highways Management Company Limited (IHMCL).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Operating agency:<\/strong> It is operationalized by the <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/question\/consider-the-following-statements-with-respect-to-national-highway-authority-of-india-nhai-1-nhai-was-set-up-by-an-act-of-parliament-it-was-entrusted-with-national-highways-development-project\/#:~:text=National%20Highways%20Authority%20of%20India%20was%20set,the%20constitution%20of%20an%20Authority%20for%20the\"><strong>National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>How it works: <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>This advanced system<strong> relies on high-performance Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) readers<\/strong> and <strong>Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>These technologies <strong>work together to read FASTag details<\/strong> and<strong> vehicle registration numbers (VRN)<\/strong> even at high speeds, unlike earlier systems that functioned effectively only at speeds of 10\u201312 km\/h.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Implementation measures:<\/strong> To support the rollout of MLFF, several policy and regulatory measures were introduced:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mandating High Security Registration Plates (HSRP)<\/strong> to ensure accurate number plate reading.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Implementing the \u201cOne Vehicle, One FASTag\u201d rule<\/strong> to prevent misuse.<\/li>\n<li>Vehicles that pass without payment must pay<strong> double the toll unless the fee is cleared within 72 hours.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>A<strong> grievance redressal mechanism<\/strong> has also been established.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Benefits: MLFF\u00a0<\/strong>is expected to<strong> significantly reduce travel time, ease congestion at toll plazas, improve fuel efficiency, and lower vehicular emissions.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Union Minister of Road Transport &amp; Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari announced the launch of India\u2019s first Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) barrier-less tolling system at the Chorayasi Toll Plaza on the Surat\u2013Bharuch section of NH-48 in Gujarat. About India\u2019s First Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) Barrier-less Tolling System Initiated at: It has been initiated at the&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/indias-first-multi-lane-free-flow-mlff-barrier-less-tolling-system\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">India\u2019s First Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) Barrier-less Tolling System<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,3127,12039],"tags":[11872,3590],"class_list":["post-362106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-economy","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-pib","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=362106"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362106\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=362106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=362106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=362106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}