NHAI income per FASTag declines 8% as compliance rises, shows data

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) earned Rs 165 on every FASTag in the first half of 2021, an 8 per cent decline from Rs 179 a year ago, as the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) compliance led to a fall in revenue.

These tags come with a discount and, therefore, adherence to them means less revenue collection for the NHAI. It collected Rs 15,518.8 crore in toll from January to June 2021, more than double the previous year’s figure, with 635 million vehicles passing through.

The number of vehicles, which was rising since the start of the year, dipped to 116.48 million in May when a majority of the states imposed lockdowns to curb the spread of coronavirus.