New Delhi: The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has announced new regulations for FASTag, the electronic toll collection system, which will come into effect today, August 1, 2024. These changes aim to improve the efficiency and security of the system, impacting millions of FASTag users across the country. According to the new rules, all FASTags issued between three to five years ago must undergo updated Know Your Customer (KYC) procedures. Additionally, FASTags older than five ye...Read More

Bhavnagar: More than 60 passengers faced inconvenience when the morning bus departing from Modasa Depot to Bhavnagar ran out of FASTag balance, causing a half-hour delay at the Bhadbhid Toll Plaza on Sunday. The bus, scheduled to depart from Modasa at 7:30 in the morning, left the depot one hour behind schedule on Sunday. Upon reaching the Bhadbhid toll plaza, it encountered a FASTag balance exhaustion issue. As a result, the bus came to a standstill for half an hour at the plaza. Later, when...Read More

Ahmedabad: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPI) in the city will implement FASTag-based parking charges starting next week. This will reduce waiting times at parking entry and exit points, providing a hassle-free experience for travellers. The system is similar to toll gates on highways that will scan FASTag upon entry and deduct the parking fee from it upon exit. It will improve turnaround times, enable cashless transactions, and reduce traffic congestion. The airport aims t...Read More

New Delhi: In order to further increase digital collection of user fee via FASTag at NH fee plazas, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to waive off the FASTag cost of Rs.100/- for NHAI FASTag between 15th and 29th February, 2020. Road users can visit any authorised physical point-of-sale locations with a valid Registration Certificate (RC) of the vehicle and get a NHAI FASTag free of cost.  NHAI FASTag may be purchased from all NH fee plazas, RTOs, Common Service Centres, t...Read More

New Delhi: National Electronic Toll Collection (FASTag) programme, the flagship initiative of (MoRT&H) and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has been implemented on pan India basis in order to remove bottlenecks and ensure seamless movement of traffic and collection of user fee as per the notified rates, using passive Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. To give a major fillip to enhance digital payments and bring in enhanced transparency, the Ministry had manda...Read More