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    The Road Transport and Highways Ministry enforced FASTags for toll payments from December 1, 2019. A FASTag is a pre-paid rechargeable tag service that allows the driver to make automatic toll payment, without stopping or waiting in queue. This was done to save time and ensure that every passing vehicle is scanned and accounted for. An activated FASTag, installed on the vehicle windshield, uses Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) to communicate with the scanner that automatically deducts the amount from the linked bank account. FASTags are issued by 22 certified banks and can be obtained from Points-of-Sale (POS) at toll plazas along the National Highway or select bank branches. They were also made available on e-commerce platforms such as Amazon. Users can either self-activate the tag using the My FASTag app (Android and iOS) and link their existing bank account to it; or get it activated at any branch of a certified bank. The mobile app also allows users a prepaid wallet facility from National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) where they can load money for deduction instead of directly linking their bank account. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) listed banks will also serve as points to recharge existing FASTag. Users can do so via UPI, cheque, debit card, credit card, NEFT or Net Banking. More

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    • FASTag annual pass contributes to 12% of National Highway trips within 3 months of launch

      Launched on August 15, the annual pass worth Rs 3,000 gives customers toll-free access up to 200 trips through National Highways in a year, translating into Rs 15 per toll passing, considerably cheaper than the regular fares.

    • How to buy the ₹3,000 Fastag annual pass and who can apply

      A new annual pass is available which will facilitate easy toll payment for frequent highway users by offering 200 trips or one-year validity.

    • FASTag annual pass: How to activate? Step-by-step guide for vehicle owners

    • FasTag Annual Pass goes live for cars, jeeps and other non-commercial vehicles: Price, validity, benefits and all other details

      NHAI has launched a Rs 3,000 FASTag Annual Pass for non-commercial vehicles, valid for one year or 200 crossings, offering seamless highway travel without frequent toll top-ups via the Rajmargyatra app.

    • FASTag annual pass goes live from today: Full details for private vehicle owners

      The government has introduced a Rs 3,000 FASTag annual pass for private vehicles from August 15, allowing 200 toll trips or one-year validity on NHAI and MoRTH-operated highways.

    • Fastag Annual Pass to launch tomorrow (August 15, 2025): Here’s everything you should know about it

      Here’s everything you should know about Fastag Annual Pass.

    • UPI transactions remain over Rs 24 lakh crore in June as well, daily volumes at record high

      Daily transaction volumes reached 613 million, up from 602.6 million in May. The pace of growth has moderated, with annual expansion falling to 32.5%, the lowest in over five years

    • FASTag annual pass for cars may cut toll operators' revenues by 4-8%: Crisil Ratings

      The FASTag-based annual pass system will become effective across the country on national highways and national expressways from August 15.

    • FASTag annual pass for private vehicles soon: What it means for your highway journeys

    • Govt to introduce FASTag-based annual car pass for Rs 3,000 from August 15

      The FASTag-based annual pass will only be for private vehicles such as cars, jeeps, and vans, and not for commercial vehicles.

    • No decision yet on nationwide rollout of satellite-based tolling system from May 1, govt clarifies

      ‘ANPR-FASTag-based Barrier-Less Tolling System’ will be implemented at selected toll plazas, says Ministry of Road Transport

    • Maharashtra govt makes FASTag mandatory at all toll plazas from April 1

      At present, tolls are being collected at 13 road projects under the public works department and nine projects managed by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation.

    • RBI includes auto-replenishment of FASTag, NCMC payments under e-mandate framework

      Payments for auto-replenishment will be exempt from the requirement of pre-debit notification, says RBI

    • UPI transaction value stays above Rs 20 lakh crore for 3rd straight month in July

      Growth in UPI transactions remains in double digits

    • FASTag update: Pay double the fee if FASTag not stuck on front windshield

      National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has mandated a double fee for users who do not affix FASTag on the front windshield from the inside.Such defaulters can be also be duly blacklisted, it added.

    • Swiggy partners Park+ for doorstep delivery of IndusInd FASTag

      This will be a first for a quick commerce platform through which users can enjoy the convenience of directly receiving FASTags to their doorstep, Swiggy said in a statement.

    • 'One Vehicle, One FASTag' norm comes into force

      NHAI had extended the 'One Vehicle, One FASTag' initiative compliance deadline to March-end, in view of the problems being faced by Paytm FASTag users.

    • Majority of Paytm Payments Bank's FASTag customers migrating to HDFC Bank, Axis Bank

      On March 13, NHAI advised Paytm Bank FASTag users to procure a new FASTag issued by another bank before March 15, 2024

    • NHAI advises Paytm FASTag users to switch to other bank FASTag before March 15

      NHAI's advisory is in line with the guidelines issued by RBI regarding restrictions on Paytm Payments Bank

    • Fastag has huge potential, 97% toll transactions are now electronic: NPCI CEO Dilip Asbe

      "The volumes may remain with UPI but these products like Fastag and BBPS (Bharat Bill Payment System) will service the niche segments, " Dilip Asbe said.

    • FASTags with incomplete KYC to get deactivated by Jan 31, mandates govt

      In the official statement, NHAI stated that FASTags with valid balance but with incomplete KYC will get deactivated/blacklisted by banks post 31st January 2024. To avoid inconvenience, users must ensure that KYC of their latest FASTag is completed.

    • Weekly Numerics | Surge in food prices propel retail inflation, desktops gain ground, & air pollution funds languish

      Retail inflation in November reached a 3-month high on the back of rising food prices. Meanwhile, FASTag appears to be on the right lane, with toll collection seeing steady growth. Data from Cloudflare shows that the share of Indians using desktops to get online is rising

    • Chart of the Day: FASTag on the fast track

      Increasing road networks, more toll plazas, and rising traffic on roads have increased the daily toll collection from Rs 100 crore per day in September 2021 to around Rs 167.6 crore at present

    • Centre plans spot insurance to cover rising number of uninsured vehicles: Report

      The Centre is reportedly planning a mechanism that will provide mandatory third-party insurance cover for motor vehicle owners at the first instance when their uninsured vehicles are impounded by traffic police or transport department officials.

    • Total toll collection through FASTag grows 46% to Rs 50,855 crore in 2022: NHAI

      New Delhi, Jan 24 Total toll collection through FASTag on fee plazas, including state highway toll plazas, increased 46 per cent to Rs 50,855 crore in 2..

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