The new government said Saturday that FASTag will be mandatory for four-wheelers or M&N category vehicles that were sold before December 1, 2017. Through amendments to the 1989 Central Motor Vehicle Rules, FASTag is now mandatory for be available by January 1, 2021. on vehicles sold before December 1, 2017.
The valid FASTag has been made mandatory for new third party insurance with effect from April 2021.
The certificate of fitness will be renewed only if the vehicle has FASTag.
“In accordance with the 1989 Central Motor Vehicle Rules, as of December 1, 2017, the FASTag had been made mandatory for all new four-wheel vehicle registration and is supplied by the vehicle manufacturer or its dealers. In addition, It had been ordered that the renewal of the Certificate of Fitness will be carried out only after the installation of FASTag for transport vehicles.In addition, for vehicles with national permission, the installation of FASTag is mandatory from October 1, 2019.
“In addition, a valid FASTag was ordered to be mandatory when obtaining new third-party insurance through an amendment to FORM 51 (certificate of insurance), in which the FASTag ID details will be collected. This will be applicable as of April 1, 2021, “said the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in an official statement.
M&N vehicles refer to vehicles that have at least four wheels and are used for passenger transport (for example, a standard car with two, three, four doors) and motorized vehicles that have at least four wheels and are used for the transport of goods, respectively.
The ministry said that this notification would be an important step to ensure that the payment of the rates is 100% in the toll plazas only through electronic means and that the vehicles pass smoothly through the toll plazas. There would be no waiting time in the plazas and it would save fuel, the ministry said.
“Steps to ensure the availability of FASTag on multiple channels are being done through physical locations and also through an online mechanism so that citizens can place them in their vehicles within the next two months at their convenience,” he added the ministry.
The National Electronic Toll Collection (NETC) program, MoRTH’s flagship initiative, has been implemented across India in order to remove bottlenecks and ensure smooth traffic movement and user fee collection based on tariffs. notified, using radio frequency identification technology (RFID).
FASTag is a prepaid tag that allows automatic deduction of toll charges and allows the vehicle to pass through the toll plaza without stopping to make the transaction in cash.
The Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) -based FASTag is attached to the vehicle’s windshield. It allows direct payment of the rate from the prepaid or savings account linked to it and allows vehicles to pass without stopping to carry out transactions.
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