{"id":114246,"date":"2026-07-21T13:06:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T07:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=114246"},"modified":"2026-07-21T13:06:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T07:36:13","slug":"digital-local-pass-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/digital-local-pass-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Local Pass System"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Digital Local Pass System Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has expanded the digital services available on the RajmargYatra mobile application by introducing a digital Local Pass System.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Digital Local Pass System<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It enables eligible <\/span><b>commuters to purchase monthly toll passes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> digitally through the <\/span><b>RajmargYatra mobile application<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> without the need to visit a toll plaza.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has been rolled out initially at the Mundka-Bakkarwala Toll Plaza on Urban Extension Road-II (UER-II) in Delhi.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Features of Digital Local Pass System<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under the new system, <\/span><b>residents living within a 20-kilometre radius<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of an eligible toll plaza can <\/span><b>purchase a Local Pass through the app<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, allowing them unlimited travel through the respective toll plaza for one month.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It uses <\/span><b>consent-based integration<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with government platforms such as <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/digilocker\/\" target=\"_blank\">DigiLocker<\/a> and VAHAN<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to automatically retrieve verified information related to a commuter\u2019s address, vehicle registration and linked FASTag.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eligibility is further verified using <\/span><b>GIS-based validation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about Rajmargyatra App<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a citizen-centric mobile App developed for smoother and <\/span><b>better experience of citizens<\/b> <b>on highways<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, integrated with a web-based application for updating information and monitoring of complaint redressal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It provides information about the <\/span><b>highway, toll plaza, nearby amenities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as petrol pumps, hospitals, charging stations, weather updates, etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ddnews.gov.in\/en\/nhai-launches-digital-local-pass-margmitra-help-centre-on-rajmargyatra-app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DD News<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Digital Local Pass System enables eligible commuters to purchase monthly toll passes digitally through the RajmargYatra mobile application without the need to visit a toll 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