How to identify which highway is a state highway and which is a national highway? So that the toll fee is not too high
Highway Identification: Fastag Annual Pass is valid only on the National Highway and Expressway. Therefore, it is important to identify the highway before traveling. Know how to identify which highway is a national highway and which is a state highway.
Fastag Annual Pass has been started in the country from 15th August. This annual Fastag pass of Rs 3000 will be valid on all the expressways and highways of National Highway Authority of India i.e. NHAI. Through this, you can travel for a year without paying extra toll. For this, you will get 200 trips. The time of a year or 200 trips, whichever is completed first, will be valid.
But let us tell you that this Fastag Annual Pass will be valid only on National Highway and Expressway, not on State Highway. Now in such a situation, the question arises how will you identify whether the highway you are on is a National Highway or a State Highway. So that you can save money by using Fastag Annual Pass. Let us tell you how you can find out.
How to find out whether the highway is national or state?
After the introduction of Fastag Annual Pass, traveling on the highway will become very easy. But the problem in this is that this pass will be valid only on the National Highway Expressway. If you are traveling on the state highway, then it will not be valid. Now in such a situation, how to find out whether the highway you are passing through is a state highway or a national highway. For this you can keep some things in mind.
The easiest way to identify this is to look at the highway number and the letters written before it. If NH is written before the number, then it is a national highway and if SH is written then it is a state highway. Apart from this, the color of the signboard of both is also different. NH usually connects big cities and states. Whereas SH connects the interior parts of the state and small towns.
How to pay toll tax on state highway?
The annual fast tag pass launched by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways will be valid only on highways and expressways under the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI). Now in such a situation, a question is also coming in the minds of the people that after passing through the expressway and highway of NHAI, they pass through the state highway. Then how will the toll tax have to be paid there. So let us tell you that for that you will have to pay the toll with fast tag as before.
