NHAI introducing FASTag on National highways
The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways had mandated to declare all lanes of fee plazas on National Highways as “FASTag lanes” by 1st December 2019. The decision was taken to enhance digital payments and bring transparency.
National Electronic Toll Collection (FASTag) programme, the flagship initiative of (MoRT&H) and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has been implemented in order to ensure seamless movement of and collection of user fee using passive Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology.