Over 3.54 Crore FASTags Have Been Issued So Far, Says MoRTH

The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari in a written reply in the Lok Sabha said that all lanes of toll plazas on national highways are 'FASTag lane of the fee plaza', and they are fully equipped with the FASTag system. Earlier in February this year, MoRTH had declared that all lanes of toll plazas on national highways as 'FASTag lane' for collection of fees via digital payment, effective from midnight of 15th - 16th February 2021.

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The government had declared all lanes on toll plazas as FASTag lanes effective from midnight of 15th/16th February 2021.

In a recent notification, the transport ministry said that more than 3.54 crore FASTags have been issued as of July 14, 2021. The overall FASTag penetration has reached around 96 per cent from 80 per cent, on February 14, 2021, after the declaration of all lanes as FASTag Lanes. The ministry also said that the improvement in process/technology for the collection of user fees is a continuous process. And efforts are also made towards the adoption of new technology & process.

All lanes of fee plazas on National Highways declared as “FASTag Lane of the fee plaza” for collection of fee through digital payment

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As per National Highway Fee Rules 2008, any vehicle not fitted with FASTag or vehicle without valid, functional FASTag entering into the FASTag lane of the fee plaza shall pay a fee equivalent to two times the fee applicable to that particular category. Gadkari had previously said the deadline for the implementation wouldn't be extended further, and vehicle owners should immediately adopt this e-payment facility.