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Nitin Gadkari to inaugurate, lay foundation stones for Rs 8,341 crore highway projects in Rajasthan Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate and lay foundation stone for 18 highway projects in Rajasthan tomorrow, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said. PTI
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari (Image: Reuters)
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari will on Thursday inaugurate and lay foundation stones for highway projects worth Rs 8,341 crore in Rajasthan, an official statement said.
These projects are for a total length of 1,127 kms. Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate and lay foundation stone for 18 highway projects in Rajasthan tomorrow, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said.
FASTags to be mandatory for all vehicles in India from January 1: Nitin Gadkari
FASTags to be mandatory for all vehicles in India from January 1: Nitin Gadkari
The Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said that the FASTag is useful for the commuters as they will not need to stop at the toll plazas for cash payments.
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The use of FASTag has been made mandatory from January 1, 2021. (Image - Getty)
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It is affixed on the windscreen of the vehicle.
It uses RFID technology for making payments at the toll plazas without the need to stop the vehicle.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today announced that the FASTag is being made mandatory for all vehicles in India from January 1, 2021. This is a major step towards ensuring that the payments at the toll plazas are made through electronic mode only.
Updated Dec 24, 2020 | 19:36 IST
FASTag will be made mandatory for all vehicles in the country from January 1, 2021. It is also made mandatory for buying third-party insurance effective April 21, 2021. FASTag mandatory from January 1, commuters won t be required to stop at toll plazas, says Gadkari | Photo Credit: Representative Image
New Delhi: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday announced that FASTag will be made mandatory for all vehicles in the country from January 1, 2021.
The minister said, it s useful for commuters as they will not need to stop at toll plazas for cash payments, saving time and fuel .
The FASTags were launched in 2016, and four banks together issued nearly a lakh of them. By 2017, their numbers went up to seven lakh. Over 34 lakh FASTags were issued in 2018.
Driving into 2021, govt sets eyes on expanding road infrastructure, more electric vehicles
NEW DELHI : After striving to turn the pandemic-induced “crisis into an opportunity” with ongoing construction of tunnel roads in tough terrains and critical infrastructure, the government will step on the gas in the new year for massive penetration of electric vehicles as well as expansion of road networks.
From Kailash Mansarovar route to Zojila tunnel to Lipulekh pass, massive construction works in the country’s roads and highways sector are either in progress or launched or have been completed during the coronavirus pandemic-ravaged 2020.
In the words of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, the driving force behind roadways expansion and numerous infrastructure development projects, the government decided to turn the crisis due to the pandemic into an opportunity.