With a multitude of choices available for Diwali gifting, the government has added to the list an option that ensures smooth and seamless travel experience – the Fastag annual pass.
With this, the government is promoting the Fastag annual pass around the festival of lights in a big way.
”Offering ease and comfort of travelling, the FASTag annual Pass can be a perfect gift for travelers this festive season that enables year-long hassle-free travel on National Highways and National Expressways across the country,” the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said on Saturday.
The annual pass can be gifted through the Rajmargyatra app. By clicking the ‘Add Pass’ option on the app, users can add the vehicle number and contact details of the person they wish to give the FASTag annual pass. After simple OTP verification, the annual pass will get activated on the FASTag attached to that vehicle.
FASTag annual pass provides a seamless and economical travel option to the National Highway users and is applicable at about 1,150 toll plazas across India. It eliminates the need to frequently recharge FASTag through a one-time fee payment of Rs. 3,000 for one year’s validity or 200 toll plaza crossings.
The pass is applicable for all non-commercial vehicles with a valid FASTag. The annual pass gets activated within two hours on the existing FASTag linked to the vehicle after payment of a one-time fee through the Rajmargyatra App.
Launched on 15 August, the FASTag annual pass crossed the landmark figure of twenty-five lakh users with around 5.67 crore transactions recorded within two months of its launch. The overwhelming response to the FASTag annual pass underlines the smooth and seamless travel experience it provides to the national highway users.