New Delhi (NVI): Government has decided to postpone the date of compulsory implementation of FASTags on National Highway Toll Plazas to December 15. The scheme was earlier decided to be launched from the December 1, 2019.
However, it has been found that many citizens have still not enabled their vehicles with FASTag due to various reasons.
Accordingly, to provide some more time to citizens to buy and put FASTag on their vehicles, it has now been decided that charging of double User Fee from vehicles which enter FASTag lane without FASTag will start from December 15, 2019 instead of December 1, 2019.
In order to save fuel, time and pollution and to ensure seamless movement of traffic, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has launched National Electronic Toll Collection program (NETC) which provide for collection of user fee through FASTag based on RFID technology.
It was decided that all lanes (except one lane on each side) in Fee Plazas shall be declared as ‘FASTag lane of Fee Plaza’.
Accordingly, NHAI has equipped all Fee Plazas with Electronic Toll Collection System.
For ease in availability of FASTag , NHAI has launched MyFASTag APP whereby all information regarding FASTag can be obtained along with location of POSs and charging or linking with NHAI or other wallets or bank accounts.
NHAI FASTag shall continue to be provided free of cost till December 15, 2019.
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