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No FASTag on Front Windshield? 'Double Trouble' for Defaulters as NHAI Set to Charge Twice The Toll

News 18

To deter national highway users from deliberately not fixing FASTag on the windscreens of their vehicles, NHAI has issued guidelines to collect double the user fee from such defaulters entering the toll lanes, the ministry of road transport and highways announced on Thursday. “Detailed Standard Operating Procedures have been issued to all User Fee Collection Agencies and Concessionaires to charge …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Toll Collection on National Highways Swings into High Gear, Nearly Doubled since 2018-19: Govt Data

News 18

The amount of toll collection on national highways across India has nearly doubled in the last financial year when compared to 2018-19, official data analysed by News18 shows. As per the details from the ministry of road transport and highways, in 2022-23 the collection at fee plazas on national highways was Rs 48,028.22 crore, up from Rs 25,419.82 crore in …

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3 years, 1 month ago

What is FASTag technology and how has it made life easier on highways?

Business Standard

In February this year, the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways made FASTag mandatory for all vehicles. The government directed that all the lanes in toll plazas at national highways be declared FASTag lanes. A FASTag is valid for five years from the date of purchase and the recharge amount does not have any extended validity period associated with …

Fastag Highways

3 years, 2 months ago

Here's Why You Must Remove FASTag From Your Car in Case of Road Accident

News 18

In India, whenever we have an accident, people usually leave their cars either at the spot or the nearest police station. And it’s also completely understandable for them not to remove FASTag already installed in their vehicle, for they are caught up in other things — from taking care of the injured to informing the authorities. The National Highway Authority …

Vehicle Remove Fastag

3 years, 10 months ago

From today, vehicles sans FASTags to be charged double toll fee at electronic plazas

India TV News

Beginning February 15 midnight, the government has mandated FASTags and vehicles found without FASTags will now be charged double the toll at electronic toll plazas across the country. In a statement, the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways said it has decided that all lanes in the fee plazas on National Highways shall be declared as 'FASTag lane of the …

Vehicle Fee Fastag

3 years, 10 months ago

FASTag mandatory from midnight on 15 February; vehicles sans stickers to pay double toll fee

Firstpost

The ministry has clarified that this has been done to further promote fee payment through digital mode, reduce waiting time and fuel consumption, and provide for a seamless passage through the fee plazas New Delhi: The government on Sunday said it has made FASTags mandatory from 15 February midnight and any vehicle not fitted with it will be charged double …

Vehicle Fastag Toll Fee

4 years ago

FASTag: Five Percent Cashback for Users on Toll at Mumbai-Pune Expressway and Bandra-Worli Sealink

News 18

Mumbai: Vehicle owners will get a cashback of five per cent by doing the payment of toll through FASTag at toll plazas on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway and Bandra-Worli Sealink from January 11, the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation said on Thursday. FASTag programme uses radio-frequency identification technology, which provides users with a smooth crossover at toll plazas without halting. "During …

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4 years ago

Government Extends Mandatory FASTag Deadline from January 1 to February 15: Report

News 18

The government of India has again extended the date of mandatory Fastag for your vehicle from January 1. A few days earlier, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari announced that FASTag would be mandatory for all cars from January 1. In November this year, the ministry issued a notification making FASTag mandatory from January 1, 2021 for …

India Vehicle Fastag Mandatory

4 years ago

Government extends deadline for FASTag till February 15, 2021, check details here

India Today

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has extended the deadline for FASTags for all vehicles in India till February 15, 2021. FASTag is a simple to use, reloadable tag which enables automatic deduction of toll charges and lets you pass through the toll plaza without stopping for the cash transaction. How to apply for FASTag online via banks: Visit …

Vehicle Tag Fastag

4 years ago

FASTag deadline extended from January 1 to February 15

India Today

The central government has reportedly extended the FASTag deadline for the vehicles in India from January 1, 2021, to February 15, 2021. The Union Ministry of Road Trasport and Highways had issued a notification last month making FASTags mandatory for all the vehicles from January 1, 2021. Also, the Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari had announced last week …

Fastag Deadline Extended

4 years ago

Government Likely to Extend Mandatory FASTag Deadline by 1 Month from January 1: Report

News 18

A few days after Union Minister Nitin Gadkari announced that FASTag would be mandatory for all cars from January 1, reports now suggest that the government is most likely to extend the deadline by at least a month. In November this year, the ministry issued a notification also making FASTag mandatory from January 1, 2021 for old vehicles or that …

Lakh Fastag

4 years ago

FASTag to Be Mandatory for All Vehicles from January 1, Says Union Minister Nitin Gadkari

News 18

FASTags will be mandatory for vehicles from January 1, 2021, Union minister Nitin Gakdari said on Thursday. Making the tags compulsory would also help in ensuring that vehicles pass seamlessly through the toll plazas as fee payment would be done electronically. Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs Nitin Gadkari has announced FASTag is being made mandatory for all …

Vehicles Union Minister Fastag Toll Plazas

4 years ago

FASTags to be mandatory for all vehicles from 1 Jan, says Union minister Nitin Gadkari

Firstpost

Addressing a virtual function on Thursday, Gadkari said that FASTags will be useful for commuters as they will not have to stop at toll plazas for cash payments. Besides, it will also help save time and fuel, he added New Delhi: FASTags will be mandatory for vehicles from 1 January, 2021, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday. Making the …

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4 years ago

Don't have FASTag in your vehicle yet? Govt makes it mandatory from THIS date

India TV News

FASTags, India’s electronic toll collection chip for national highways, is going to be mandatory for all vehicles from January 1, 2021, Union minister Nitin Gakdari said on Thursday. Making the tags compulsory would also help in ensuring that vehicles pass seamlessly through the toll plazas as fee payment would be done electronically. In November this year, the ministry issued a …

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4 years ago

FASTags to be mandatory for all vehicles in India from January 1: Nitin Gadkari

India Today

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today announced that the FASTag is being made mandatory for all vehicles in India from January 1, 2021. While addressing a virtual event today, the Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said: "FASTag will be enforced from January 1, 2021." "This would be a major step for ensuring that the payment of fees be 100 …

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4 years, 1 month ago

What is fuelling the growth of FASTags

Live Mint

A robust digital payment system, improved toll infrastructure on highways, and slew of measures taken by the government to promote digital payments has provided the required impetus for the FASTag usage. To put it in perspective, there are two crore FASTag users in the country and it contributes nearly three-fourth of the total toll collection, as per the official data. …

Collection Toll Fastags Mandatory

4 years, 2 months ago

FASTag Mandatory for All Four-Wheeler Vehicles from 1 Jan 2021

The Quint

The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on Saturday, 7 November, issued a notification making a FASTag mandatory for all four-wheeler vehicles from 1 January 2021. "It may be stated that this notification would be a major step for ensuring that the payment of fees be 100 per cent at 'Toll Plazas' through the 'Electronic Means' only and that …

Valid Fastag

4 years, 2 months ago

FASTag Mandatory for All Four-Wheelers From January 1, 2021: Nitin Gadkari

News 18

The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a notification making a FASTag mandatory for all four-wheeler vehicles from January 1, 2021. “It may be stated that this notification would be a major step for ensuring that the payment of fees be 100 per cent at ‘Toll Plazas’ through the ‘Electronic Means’ only and that the vehicles pass …

4 years, 4 months ago

FASTag a Must to Avail Toll Plaza Discounts: Transport Ministry

News 18

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has made the use of FASTag mandatory for availing return journey discount or any other exemptions at toll plazas. “The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has made the use of FASTag mandatory for availing return journey discount or any other exemptions on Toll Fee Plazas. Users who wish to claim a discount …

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5 years ago

Up to 25% of FASTag lanes to be temporarily converted to hybrid lanes at NH toll plazas

India TV News

To avert inconvenience to citizens, the government on Saturday announced to convert up to 25 per cent of FASTag lanes at national highway toll plazas to hybrid lanes for a month. it is decided that depending on the traffic pile up at high traffic volume fee plazas, not more than 25 per cent 'FASTag lane of fee plaza' may be …

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5 years, 1 month ago

How will the FASTag toll collection programme help cut delays and losses on India’s highways?

The Hindu

The story so far: From December 15, 2019, FASTag, a prepaid rechargeable tag for toll payments, on national highways will become mandatory for all vehicles. Projected as the ‘Aadhaar’ card for vehicles, the FASTag electronic toll collection programme is being implemented by the Indian Highways Management Company Limited, a company incorporated by the National Highways Authority of India, and the …

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5 years, 1 month ago

Govt extends deadline for mandatory FASTags by two weeks to December 15

India Today

The government on Friday announced extending the date to December 15 for making FASTag mandatory for toll payments on national highways. "To facilitate sufficient lead time to citizens to obtain FASTag, it has now been decided that all the lanes in the Fee plazas shall be declared as 'FASTag lane of Fee Plaza' by December 15, 2019," a Ministry of …

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5 years, 1 month ago

Over 70 lakh FASTags issued; highest per-day sales on Tuesday

India TV News

The government on Wednesday said over 70 lakh FASTags have been issued so far and Tuesday saw the highest per-day sales at 1,35,583 tags. "Over 70 lakh FASTags have been issued till date, with the highest per-day issuance of 1,35,583 tags on November 26, 2019,, whereas 1.03 lakh tags were issued on the day before. The average daily issuance has …

Lakh Highways Fastags Issued

5 years, 1 month ago

Get a FASTag before Dec 1 or pay double toll fee

Hindustan Times

Vehicles without a FASTag sticker will have to pay double toll fee from December 1, Union ministry of road transport and highways has announced. From December 1, all lanes, except the leftmost hybrid lane, at toll barriers will be FASTag-enabled and vehicles without the FASTag stickers will be charged double the toll for using the highway. What is FASTag FASTag …

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No FASTag on Front Windshield? 'Double Trouble' for Defaulters as NHAI Set to Charge Twice The Toll

Toll Collection on National Highways Swings into High Gear, Nearly Doubled since 2018-19: Govt Data

What is FASTag technology and how has it made life easier on highways?

Here's Why You Must Remove FASTag From Your Car in Case of Road Accident

From today, vehicles sans FASTags to be charged double toll fee at electronic plazas

FASTag mandatory from midnight on 15 February; vehicles sans stickers to pay double toll fee

FASTag: Five Percent Cashback for Users on Toll at Mumbai-Pune Expressway and Bandra-Worli Sealink

Government Extends Mandatory FASTag Deadline from January 1 to February 15: Report

Government extends deadline for FASTag till February 15, 2021, check details here

FASTag deadline extended from January 1 to February 15

Government Likely to Extend Mandatory FASTag Deadline by 1 Month from January 1: Report

FASTag to Be Mandatory for All Vehicles from January 1, Says Union Minister Nitin Gadkari

FASTags to be mandatory for all vehicles from 1 Jan, says Union minister Nitin Gadkari

Don't have FASTag in your vehicle yet? Govt makes it mandatory from THIS date

FASTags to be mandatory for all vehicles in India from January 1: Nitin Gadkari

What is fuelling the growth of FASTags

FASTag Mandatory for All Four-Wheeler Vehicles from 1 Jan 2021

FASTag Mandatory for All Four-Wheelers From January 1, 2021: Nitin Gadkari

FASTag a Must to Avail Toll Plaza Discounts: Transport Ministry

Up to 25% of FASTag lanes to be temporarily converted to hybrid lanes at NH toll plazas

How will the FASTag toll collection programme help cut delays and losses on India’s highways?

Govt extends deadline for mandatory FASTags by two weeks to December 15

Over 70 lakh FASTags issued; highest per-day sales on Tuesday

Get a FASTag before Dec 1 or pay double toll fee