Gadkari added that only 10 percent of people are yet to switch to FASTag. The migration to FASTag is set to promote digital payments, lower fuel consumption due to reduced waiting time, and ensure seamless passage, noted NDTV.
The Union Ministry of Transport on 7 November had mandated FASTag for all four-wheeler vehicles from 1 January 2021. The decision was invoked via amendments to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, reported IANS.
The government earlier extended the mandatory FASTag roll out date to 15 December, which was extended to 31 December on 29 December 2019 by Nitin Gadkari. Due to a shortage of tags in the market, the last date was again extended to 15 January 2020 finally.
Earlier, it had been decided that from 1 December 2019 all four-wheelers, trucks and buses will have to pay toll electronically on Indian highways through a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag called a FASTag.
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) had introduced electronic toll…