NHAI's IHMCL signs pact with ICICI Bank for India's first Multi-Lane Free Flow tolling at Choryasi, Gujarat
Indian Highways Management Company Ltd, promoted by NHAI, signed an agreement with ICICI Bank on 30 August 2025 to implement India's first Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling system at Choryasi Fee Plaza on NH-48 in Gujarat.
Summary
Indian Highways Management Company Limited (IHMCL), promoted by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), signed an agreement with ICICI Bank on 30 August 2025 to implement the country's first comprehensive Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling system at Choryasi Fee Plaza on NH-48 in Gujarat. Choryasi will become India's first barrier-free toll plaza, and a second agreement with ICICI Bank covers MLFF at Gharaunda Fee Plaza on NH-44 in Haryana. MLFF reads FASTag and the Vehicle Registration Number using RFID readers and ANPR cameras so vehicles need not stop, and NHAI plans to roll it out at about 25 fee plazas in the current financial year.
Key facts
- Date
- 30 Aug 2025
- Parties
- IHMCL (promoted by NHAI) and ICICI Bank
- First MLFF plaza
- Choryasi Fee Plaza, NH-48, Gujarat
- Second agreement
- Gharaunda Fee Plaza, NH-44, Haryana
- Technology
- FASTag + Vehicle Registration Number read by RFID readers and ANPR cameras
- Rollout plan
- ~25 NH fee plazas in current financial year
Practice MCQs 3 questions
India's first barrier-free Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) toll plaza, under the agreement signed on 30 August 2025, will be at:
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Correct answer: A — Choryasi Fee Plaza, Gujarat
Choryasi Fee Plaza on NH-48 in Gujarat will serve as the first barrier-free toll plaza in the country.
With which bank did IHMCL sign the agreement of 30 August 2025 to implement MLFF tolling?
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Correct answer: D — ICICI Bank
IHMCL, promoted by NHAI, signed the agreements with ICICI Bank for Choryasi (Gujarat) and Gharaunda (Haryana).
Consider the following statements about the Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling system: 1. It reads both the FASTag and the Vehicle Registration Number using RFID readers and ANPR cameras. 2. NHAI plans to roll out MLFF at about 25 National Highway fee plazas in the current financial year. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct as per the PIB release of 30 August 2025.