Roads Board Nepal has begun collecting road tolls directly through an electronic QR code payment system, ending the practice of outsourcing toll collection to private contractors. The system has already launched on the Bhairahawa–Bhumahi route and will soon expand to other major corridors such as Narayangadh–Muglin and Birgunj–Pathlaiya. Transport entrepreneurs, led by Bijay Bahadur Swar, agreed to the new system but demanded the toll expenses be incorporated into the vehicle fare structure. The Board stated that toll revenue will fund road maintenance, benefiting transport users in the long term.
