New barrier-free highway toll collection system to be in place within a year: GadkariUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari said the traditional toll booth system will be phased out within a year and replaced by a fully electronic, ba...
04 Dec, 2025, 04.02 PM IST
HC asks NHAI to respond to plea challenging collection of double toll tax from vehicles without FASTagFASTag is a device that employs Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology for making toll payments directly while the vehicle is in ...
23 Dec, 2022, 02.15 PM IST
No entry of commercial vehicles in Delhi without RFID tag from today"In case of no RFID tag on any commercial vehicle, now a provision has been made to cancel its permit," an SDMC official said.
31 Aug, 2021, 01.38 PM IST
FASTag now mandatory: Details on how to get one, chargesAny vehicle without a FASTag, or an invalid FASTag entering into the FASTag lane would be liable to pay two times the fee applicable at the...
16 Feb, 2021, 10.28 AM IST
Government extends deadline for mandatory FASTags to December 15FASTag-enabled payment is currently available at over 450 toll plazas across national and state highways.
29 Nov, 2019, 09.01 PM IST
RFID system at 13 toll plazas to go cashless from Friday; double penalty for violatorsThe RFID system allows automatic collection of MCD tax and environment compensation charge (ECC) from commercial vehicles.
12 Sep, 2019, 03.33 PM IST
No more cash at toll points from September 13The idea behind RFID was cashless transactions and reduction in waiting time at the toll plaza to 2-3 seconds.
04 Sep, 2019, 12.48 PM IST
You’re tagged: RFID to make toll passage faster, cashlessRFID is successfully used for toll collection in countries such as Dubai, Singapore and England. London uses video streaming to transmit da...
25 Aug, 2018, 01.10 PM IST
Paytm plans to issue 10 lakh Fastags by March next yearThe newly launched payments bank has partnered with NPCI and NHAI to facilitate digital toll collections.
04 Dec, 2017, 10.53 AM IST
Government launches mobile app to buy RFID cards for highway toll paymentFASTag is linked to an account where the user adds money. When the vehicle approaches a toll plaza, a sensor reads the tag and deducts the ...
17 Aug, 2017, 11.55 PM IST
Toll collection helps digital payments zip through fast laneThe RFID tags are distributed by various tag issuing banks and are connected either to a bank account or a digital wallet from where the to...
18 Jul, 2017, 01.38 AM IST
Today we are clocking more than 20% of the revenues by way of digital payments: VD Mhaiskar, IRB Infra"Some projects might have specific issues but overall I think it has not been a big impact as such what was been made out to be that demone...
05 Jan, 2017, 01.46 PM IST
RFID chips must for all new vehiclesIn a nation where a majority of consumers still deal in cash, the government is pushing for electronic transactions to improve transparency...
24 Nov, 2016, 12.50 AM 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
E-toll starts from Monday! Now, make cashless payments at 275 toll plazasFASTag will offer near non-stop movement through toll plazas and convenience of cashless payments with nationwide inter-operable electronic...
20 Apr, 2016, 07.09 PM IST
Electronic Toll Collection launched on Chennai-Bengaluru corridor of Golden QuadrilateralThe Centre had introduced ETC for payment of user fee on National Highways through inter-operable system with the help of 'FASTag', a Radio...
26 Jul, 2015, 08.35 PM IST
India's first electronic toll collection system launched on Ahmedabad-Mumbai Highway"C P Joshi dedicated to the nation today, the first interoperable RFID technology based Electronic Tolling System at Charoti Toll Plaza," a...
12 Apr, 2013, 06.15 PM IST