New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- India is looking to make toll plazas a thing of the past, as the government aims to introduce satellite-based toll collection on select national highways by 2028-29. The move could eventually allow motorists to drive without stopping at toll plazas and pay only for the distance they travel, rather than at fixed toll points, two officials aware of the development said.

The proposed global navigation satellite system (GNSS)-based or GPS-based tolling will complement FASTag and multi-lane free flow (MLFF) systems, which allow vehicles to pass through toll points without stopping but still require roadside gantries and cameras to identify vehicles and collect tolls, said an official, who did not wish to be identified. ...