The two-judge bench comprising of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy noted that the introduction of FASTag has not reduced the congestion at toll plazas in Tamil Nadu

Considering the heavy loss, state administrations have been requested to restore the user fee collection, Road, Transport, Highways and MSMEs Minister Nitin Gadkari said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha

As on 16th March 2021, more than 3 crore FASTags have been issued. The average daily fee collection through FASTag is more than Rupees 100 crores from 1st March 2021 to 16th March 2021, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari told Rajya Sabha

\"I want to assure the House that within one year all physical toll booths in the country will be removed. It means that toll collection will happen via GPS,\" said Nitin Gadkari in Lok Sabha

NHAI warns that these FASTag look real but in actuality are fake. It advises that in such a situation the public should avoid such frauds. NHAI has stated that the public should only purchase the original FASTag

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Following the mandatory payment of user fee through FASTag at the toll plazas from February 16, 2021, toll collection through FASTag has seen consistent growth, it said

A three-judge bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justice Bopanna and Justice V Ramasubramanian asked the petitioner to approach the Delhi High Court and granted the petitioner liberty to withdraw the plea

The rollout of 100 per cent cashless tolling has been positively received by highway users with a record sale of over 2.5 lakh tags in the last two days, NHAI said in a statement

Fastags have been made compulsory for all vehicles in India from February 15 midnight. The deadline was extended from January 1, 2021, to February 15, 2021. The Government of India (GOI) has mandated all toll plazas, pan India, to make toll payments electronic, which will help reduce vehicular traffic at toll plazas and promote cashless payments. Watch as daily commuters react to the new mandate.Also Read: FASTags now mandatory; how to buy, tag charges, documents required, all you need to know

FASTag mandatory: All vehicles that pass through toll plazas will have to mandatorily pay toll charges with FASTag

FASTags must from today midnight:  All lanes on the fee plazas on national highways shall be classified as 'FASTag lane of the fee plaza' from today midnight

As per National Highways Fee Rules 2008, a double toll charge would be collected from the vehicles entering FASTag lanes without the tag or vehicle without valid, functional FASTag

Replying to a query on FASTags, Gadkari said the government had extended FASTag registration date limit two-three times before and now, it would not be extended further

One can recharge FASTag account by making payment through cheque or online through Credit Card/ Debit Card/ NEFT/ RTGS or through Net Banking

In a release announcing the measure, NHAI said on Wednesday that the move is aimed at faster FASTag penetration, ensuring seamless traffic and cutting the delays at toll plazas

The Prime Minister talked about various topics ranging from India's fight against COVID-19 to environment friendly activities that should be encouraged

The increased revenue comes after the government announced mandatory rollout of FASTag from January 1, 2021, though it has allowed hybrid lanes on National Highways till February 15 to avoid inconvenience to people

The guidelines issued by the ministry regarding FASTags pertain to the process of toll-collection. All vehicles passing through a toll plaza need to have the FASTag affixed to their windshields

At hybrid lanes of the toll plazas on National Highways, payments in cash will also be accepted until February 15, 2021. All other lanes, including the current FASTag lanes, are to use the stickers to deduct the cash automatically