FasTag Breaking News : Deadline of FasTag may extend

FasTag: Currently, collections through FASTag are around 75-78 per cent.

If your car does not have FASTag by January, there is no need to panic. The government can now extend the given deadline. In fact, the government had earlier said that from January 1, 2021, fastag will be made mandatory for all old vehicles. Earlier NHAI also said that from January 1, it will completely stop toll collection in cash. The government wants to collect tax collection completely (100 per cent) through FASTag.

The Economic Times quoted sources as saying that one of its deadlines could be extended for a month. The reason for this is that many drivers are still paying toll tax in cash. Currently, collections through FASTag are around 75-78 per cent.

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To eliminate cash at the toll plaza, the government has made a separate line for FASTag from both sides. In such a situation, if someone enters this line without FASTag, then he has to make double payment with normal toll fee.

The government was working on reducing cash transactions for the last few months after the government made FASTag compulsory on all four wheelers and large vehicles from January 1. The government expects that under the mandatory provisions of the Motor Vehicle Rule, payment of toll charge will have to go into digital mode, as non-compliance with the rules will attract a penalty.

An official says that cash transactions are also legal. No one can be prevented from cash transactions. Hence the better option is to strictly implement the MV Rule. This will make valid FASTag mandatory. There has been a tremendous increase in the number of passengers using FASTag in recent months.