FASTag to be mandatory for all vehicles in country from 1st January 2021

Road Transport & Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has announced that FASTag is being made mandatory for all vehicles in the country from new year. Addressing a virtual function, Mr Gadkari said, FASTag will be enforced from 1st of January, 2021. Enumerating its benefits, he said, it is useful for the commuters as they will not need to stop at toll plazas for cash payments. It will also save time and fuel.

Four banks together issued nearly a lakh FASTags, launched in 2016. Over 34 lakh FASTags



were issued in 2018. The Ministry had issued a notification last month making FASTag mandatory by  1st of January 2021 in old vehicles also sold before 1st December, 2017.

The Ministry said, the steps for ensuring the availability of FASTag at multiple channels are being made through physical locations and also through online mechanisms so that the citizens are able to have them affixed to their vehicles within the next two months at their convenience