Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways,Shri Pon. Radhakrishnan has informed. Government has decided to adopt passive Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) based on EPC, Gen-2, ISO 18000-6C Standards technology for Electronic Fee Collection (EFC) system for seamless movement on National Highways.
The interoperable EFC system has been installed and working on one lane in each direction on the following National Highways stretches:
- Delhi-Mumbai
- Delhi-Chandigarh
- Bangalore-Chennai
The EFC system has been installed on 248 Fee Plazas and integration with central clearing house is completed on 179 Fee Plazas.
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is implementing EFC system. The system is likely to be operational on pan India basis by March, 2016.