NEW DELHI: The government is scheduled to extend the deadline for the collection of 100% of tolls in the National Highways (NH) network through FASTag. Previously, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) had announced that it would completely end cash transactions for paying tolls as of January 1. Sources …
Read More »FASTag is mandatory for road travel from January 1 and we answer all your questions
You will necessarily need a FASTag for your car if you are on a road trip and crossing the toll plazas on Indian National Roads, as of January 1. This confirmation comes from the Union Minister of Transport for Road, Highways and MSMEs, Nitin Gadkari, who has said that FASTags …
Read More »Toll collection through FASTag on record, crosses ₹ 80 cr per day
Toll collection through FASTag crossed for the first time ₹80 crore per day on December 24, 2020 with a record of 50 lakh of FASTag transactions per day, a historic milestone, the government said on Friday. “With over Rs 2.2 million FASTag issued to date, the adoption of FASTag by …
Read More »FASTag will be mandatory for vehicles from January 1, says Nitin Gadkari
FASTags will be mandatory for vehicles from January 1, 2021, Union Minister Nitin Gakdari said on Thursday. FASTags, which facilitate the electronic payment of the fee at toll plazas, was introduced in 2016. Making tags mandatory would also help ensure that vehicles pass smoothly through toll plazas, as paying the …
Read More »There are no toll plazas on national highways in 2 years
In two years, there will be no toll plazas on the roads, which means that vehicles do not have to stop or slow down at the plazas to make payments. Tolls will be charged to vehicles such as trucks and buses with the use of GPS technology, which will map …
Read More »FASTags on four-wheelers will be essential from the New Year
To further boost e-toll collection, the government said Saturday that it has made FASTags mandatory for all four-wheelers, including vintage vehicles, effective January 1, 2020. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has issued a notice for the promotion of digital and IT-based fare payment through FASTags. The government …
Read More »As of January 1, 2021, FASTag is mandatory for all 4-wheelers sold before December 2017: Government
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. …
Read More »The government proposes that FASTag be mandatory for four-wheelers as of January 1, 2021
To drive faster adoption of electronic toll collection, the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has proposed that FASTag be mandatory on four-wheelers, as of January 1, 2021. A senior government official told Mint that the government will have to amend the central motor vehicle rules to make the …
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