FASTag deadline extended from Jan 1 to Feb 15 KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 1/1/2021 11:46:03 PM NEW DELHI, Dec 31: The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on December 31 extended the deadline for 100 percent collection of toll charges through FASTags on national highways till February 15, 2021. The previous deadline was January 1, 2021. In a note to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), the Union ministry has said the NHAI can obtain any regulatory requirement needed for 100 percent payment through FASTags latest by February 15, 2021. Nitin Gadkari-led ministry, which is aiming to make the cashless transactions a norm from the first day of 2021 for seamless movement of traffic through fee plazas, has also shared an action plan for the implementation of 100 percent e-tolling from January 1, 2021, onwards. As part of the plan, the government has mandated to declare all lanes except one lane in each direction as FASTag lane.