To ensure smooth tolling operations and strengthen reporting of ‘Loose FASTags’, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has further streamlined its policy for the Toll Collecting Agencies and Concessionaires to immediately report and blacklist ‘loose FASTags’, that are also commonly called “tag-in-hand”.
The move is taken with an aim to enhance efficiency of the Electronic Toll Collection system and provide seamless movement at the Toll Plazas, the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways said on Monday.
The accused used to get the amount in these Fastag wallets using the credit card numbers and OTP provided by innocent people.
He said over 4.59 crore fastags have been issued till January 31 this year. On the toll collection front the revenue has increased from Rs 10,728 crore in the year 2019-20 to Rs 26,622, the Minister said.
With the directives of the union ministry of road transport, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) in Bengal has already started to sensitise owners and drivers of all categories of motor vehicles plying through toll plazas on national highways across the state through public announcements.
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to go digital about three months ago.
