Loose FASTags to be blacklisted by NHAI; know how it will impact vehicle ownersNational Highways Authority of India will blacklist loose FASTags. This decision follows observations of vehicle owners holding FASTags ins...
15 Jul, 2025, 01.00 PM IST
Fastag Annual Pass: Nitin Gadkari announces Rs 3,000/ year plan. What else is he planning to make your road travel easier?Nitin Gadkari launched FASTag Annual Pass for private vehicles. The pass costs Rs 3,000 per year, starting August 15, 2025. It covers 200 t...
18 Jun, 2025, 04.46 PM IST
Govt plans FASTag annual toll pass for unlimited highway travel: Check proposed fee, benefits, rollout dateThe Indian government is considering a new toll collection system featuring an annual ₹3,000 FASTag pass for unlimited national highway tra...
28 May, 2025, 04.52 PM IST
Highway tolls to use satellite-based technology soon; Here's how it works and other details?India is set to introduce a new satellite-based toll collection system, a global first. Using GNSS and GPS, this system charges vehicles ba...
07 Jun, 2024, 08.41 PM IST
Toll collection on national highways surpassed Rs 50,000 crore till January-end this FYThis fiscal year will see record toll collection of about Rs 62,000 crore aided by increase in tolled roads and addition of new FASTag user...
26 Feb, 2024, 06.45 PM IST
Toll collection through FASTag in Dec increases by over Rs 200 cr to Rs 2,304 crThe increased revenue comes after the government announced mandatory rollout of FASTag from January 1, 2021, though it has allowed hybrid l...
05 Jan, 2021, 04.16 PM IST
Covid-19 impact: National highways toll collection halves in one weekLatest data from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) shows that toll collected through FASTags, which now account for almost 70...
25 Mar, 2020, 08.11 AM IST
FASTag to be available free of charge for 15 daysThe applicable security deposit and minimum balance amount for FASTag wallet shall, however, remain unchanged. NHAI had earlier announced f...
12 Feb, 2020, 04.57 PM IST
FASTag sale crosses 1 crore, government steps up awareness campaignThe number of transactions through FASTag has increased to 20 lakh per day and once this figure increases further, there will be savings wo...
18 Dec, 2019, 11.47 AM IST
FASTags effect: Wait time at toll gates up 2 mins, NH earnings rise by 15%While officials admitted that there were reports of congestion at nearly 40-45 toll plazas out of the total 530 plazas, “Tolltimezero”, an ...
17 Dec, 2019, 11.10 AM IST
Faster lane: Only FASTag payments at toll plazas from December 1Indian highways are switching to electronic toll collection from Dec 1, in pursuit of a better driving experience.
17 Nov, 2019, 08.00 PM IST
Toll revenue to swell to Rs 1 lakh crore per annum in next five years: GadkariGadkari said that of the total 1.4 lakh km highways under NHAI, 24,996 km of highways currently are under the toll ambit and the length wil...
14 Oct, 2019, 09.13 PM IST
IHMCL, GSTN to ink pact to link FASTag with GST e-way bill system on Oct 14The memorandum of understanding (MoU) will be inked at the 'One Nation, One FASTag' conference, which will be inaugurated by Road Transport...
13 Oct, 2019, 07.30 PM IST
Paying cash at toll plaza may put you in the slow laneSoon, there will be longer queues at tolls as the government looks to promote FASTags and prune cash transactions.
10 Jul, 2019, 11.41 AM IST
Why you can’t zip through toll booths with a FASTagLaunched with fanfare five years ago, FASTag is still plagued by teething troubles.
15 Jun, 2019, 12.11 PM IST
FASTag: How GST will cruise ahead with new-age techIt employs Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tech for making toll payments directly from the account linked.
24 Nov, 2018, 03.10 PM IST
NHAI issues FASTag for quicker pass-through at toll boothsIn another key decision, a dedicated FASTag lane will be ensured at 48 toll plazas on Delhi-Mumbai and Mumbai-Chennai corridors effective J...
13 Jun, 2016, 04.40 PM IST