FASTag made Mandatory from Today Midnight:- The Indian government made it mandatory for all the four-wheelers in the country for FASTag. The rule will be implemented from the midnight of today. All the fee plazas on the national highways of India are declared as FASTag lanes as per the statement from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Any four-wheeler with out FASTag is not valid and will be charged double the toll starting from today midnight as per the NH Fee Rules 2008. FASTag was introduced in 2016 but some of them have been objected as it took time for the vehicles to take FASTag. Though January 1st was the deadline, it was pushed to today.
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FASTag mandatory from February 15. Hurry up!
All lanes in the fee plazas on National Highways will be declared as FASTag lane of the fee plaza from the midnight of February 15/16. Those who don t have it yet should immediately buy so as to facilitate electronic payment of fee at toll plazas. It is important to note that the government has ruled out extending the FASTag registration date limit any further.Â
Deadline won t be extended
Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said the deadline for the implementation of FASTag would not be extended further, and the vehicle owners should immediately adopt the e-payment facility. He said that the government had extended the FASTag registration date limit two-three times before. The central government extended the FASTag deadline for the vehicles from January 1, 2021, to February 15, 2021.
FASTags, which facilitate electronic payment of fee at toll plazas, was introduced in 2016
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Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said deadline for the implementation of FASTag would not be extended further, and the vehicle owners should immediately adopt the e-payment facilty.
FASTags, which facilitate electronic payment of fee at toll plazas, was introduced in 2016. Making the tags compulsory would also help in ensuring that vehicles pass seamlessly through the toll plazas, as the fee payment would be done electronically.
Replying to a query on FASTags at the Nagpur airport, Mr Gadkari said the government had extended FASTag registration date limit two-three times before; and now, it would not be extended further. Now, everybody should immediately buy FASTag.
Updated Feb 14, 2021 | 19:59 IST
News headlines for February 14, 2021: On Sunday, PM Modi praised the Indian diaspora in the Gulf region. Also, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addressed his first public rally in poll-bound Assam. Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left), Congress leader Rahul Gandhi (right) | Photo Credit: ANI
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New Delhi: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating various development projects in Kerala s Kochi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi holding his first public rally in poll-bound Assam and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari announcing that the deadline for the implementation of FASTag would not be extended further, Sunday was packed with groundbreaking news stories. Below are the day s biggest headlines.