New Delhi: Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs Nitin Gadkari today announced that FASTag is being made mandatory for all vehicles in the country from New Year.
Addressing a virtual function today, he 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 also saves time and fuel.
The FASTags were launched in the year 2016, and four banks together issued nearly a lakh of them. By 2017, their numbers went up to seven lakh. Over 34 lakh FASTags were issued in 2018.
Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways had issued a notification in November this year making FASTag mandatory by 1st of January 2021 in old vehicles also sold before 1st December, 2017 through amendments in CMVR, 1989.