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How FASTag’s annual pass reached 630 million crossings
India’s road ministry reported 630 million annual pass transactions by June 2026, after more than 7.7 million passes had been issued. The pass is counted separately from ordinary pay-per-crossing FASTag use.
Sources checked
- 15 August 2025Annual pass takes effect
Non-commercial cars, jeeps and vans Source 1
- November 2025Sales snapshot
3.613 million passes sold Source 2
- 31 December 2025Activation and usage
About 4.2 million activations and more than 190 million transactions Source 3
- 6 February 2026Usage announcement
More than 5 million users and more than 265.5 million transactions Source 4
- June 2026Issue and usage snapshot
More than 7.7 million passes and 630 million transactions Source 1
Use Find an event and Go to event to move between the dated official reports.
One pass can record many transactions
The annual pass launched in August 2025 for eligible private vehicles. The February release describes up to 200 eligible plaza crossings or one year, whichever comes first. A pass can therefore produce many recorded transactions, and the crossing total is different from the number of users, vehicles or passes. Source 4 Source 1
Official snapshots use slightly different uptake labels
The ministry reported 3.613 million passes sold through November, about 4.2 million activated by December and more than five million users in its February release. The June total refers to passes issued. The figures show uptake over time, with the original labels retained to avoid treating each as a unique account count. Source 2 Source 3 Source 4 Source 1
The share of car crossings uses a specific denominator
In February the ministry said roughly 28% of car transactions on the national network used the pass. Its July reply put the annual pass at roughly 33% of electronic toll transactions by cars, jeeps and vans. The figures are the ministry’s snapshots for those vehicle classes. Heavy vehicle transactions are outside that denominator. Source 4 Source 1
The fee moved with the financial year
The February release gave INR 3,000 for the pass and described coverage at roughly 1,150 national highway and expressway plazas. The July parliamentary reply gave INR 3,075 for the 2026 to 2027 year, with the same 200-crossing or one-year limit. The price is the amount paid for a pass, while the usage series counts subsequent crossings. Source 4 Source 1