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NHAI unveils FASTag Annual Pass at 1,150 Toll Plazas Nationwide

Newsmantra — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 05:53:51 +0000

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has successfully implemented the ‘FASTag Annual Pass’ facility at 1 thousand 150 Toll Plazas across the country. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has stated that around 1 lakh 40 thousand users have purchased and activated the annual pass till 7PM on the first day of implementation.

Almost 1 lakh 40 thousand transactions were recorded on toll plazas. The Ministry further informed that NHAI officials and Nodal officers have also been appointed at each toll plaza to ensure a smooth travel experience for the pass users.

The FASTag Annual Pass has been launched with the aim to eliminate the need to frequently recharge FASTag through a one-time fee payment of 3 thousand. The pass carries validity of one year or 200 toll plaza crossings.

The FASTag Annual Pass is applicable for all non-commercial vehicles with a valid FASTag.

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NEWS MANTA UPDATE APRIL 29, 2025

Newsmantra — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 06:33:09 +0000

1 . NEW DELHI. GPS-based toll collection to replace FASTag from May 1: Pay only for the distance traveled. Dajiworld

2 . NEW DELHI .Delhi Airport chaos: Aviation Minister closely monitoring processes at IGI Delhi airport amid traffic The Financial Express

3 . NEW DELHI . PPA with NTPC for 800 MW more from NTPC Ramagundam plant may take time ; NTPC suggested some changes to the draft PPA, so the matter has been referred to the Central Electricity – The Hindu

4 . CHENNAI. . The ministry rejects coal linkage for PPP projects, so TNPGCL will take up the Ennore thermal plant expansion. TNPGCL is mulling taking it up on its own or through a joint venture.

5 . NEW DELHI. , REC Ltd said it raised Rs 5,000 crore through the issuance of bonds. ET

6. NEW DELHI . Delhi’s peak power demand clocks 6015 MW amid rising temperatures. MINT

7 . NEW DELHI . Govt cautions citizens against using public Wi-Fi for transactions; Statesman

8 . NEW DELHI. EIL helping hand in providing Sanitary Vending Machines and Sanitary Pads at 4 towns of UP

9 NEW DELHI ; AAI Neelima Gupta, Senior Manager (Engg.-E), honoured with ‘Achievement Award for Women in Construction’

10 NEW DELHI ; BPCL Kochi Refinery wins the prestigious IMC Ramakrishna Bajaj National Quality Award (IMC RBNQA)

11 . NEW DELHI . Ms Mugdha Sinha, IAS, has assumed the charge of Managing Director at ITDC Ltd. She is currently serving as Director General (Tourism) ..

12 . NEW DELHI .AAI partnered with Sri Sathya Sai Health & Education Trust to support CSR Help for Rs 1.5 crore for 100 life-saving pediatric cardiac surgeries at the Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Centre for Child Heart Care.

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NHAI Takes ‘One Vehicle One FASTag’ Initiative to Enhance National Highway Experience

Newsmantra — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 05:33:37 +0000

NHAI has taken ‘One Vehicle, One FASTag’ initiative that aims to discourage user behavior of using single FASTag for multiple vehicles or linking multiple FASTags to a particular vehicle. NHAI is also encouraging FASTag users to complete ‘Know Your Customer’ (KYC) process of their latest FASTag by updating KYC as per RBI guidelines. FASTags with valid balance but with incomplete KYC will get deactivated/blacklisted by banks post 31st January 2024.

To avoid inconvenience, users must ensure that KYC of their latest FASTag is completed. FASTag users must also comply with ‘One Vehicle, One FASTag’ and discard all the earlier issued FASTags through their respective banks. Only the latest FASTag account shall remain active as previous tags will be deactivated/blacklisted after 31st January 2024. For further assistance or queries, FASTag users can reach out to nearest toll plazas or toll-free customer care number of their respective issuer banks.

NHAI has taken this initiative after the recent reports of multiple FASTags being issued for a particular vehicle and FASTags being issued without KYC in violation of RBI’s mandate. Apart from this, FASTags are sometimes deliberately not fixed on the windscreen of the vehicle, resulting in unnecessary delays at the toll plazas and causing inconvenience to fellow National Highway users.

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FASTag mandatory for availing discount

Newsmantra — Thu, 27 Aug 2020 10:21:51 +0000

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has made the use of FASTag mandatory for availing return journey discount or any other exemptions on Toll Fee Plazas. Users who wish to claim a discount for making return journey within 24 hours or any other local exemptions, shall be required to have a valid functional FASTag on the vehicle. A Gazette notification no. 534 E dated 24th August, 2020 to amend the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008 has been notified in this respect.

This is another step towards promoting the use of digital payments on Fee Plazas of NHs. The fee payable towards such discounts shall be paid through pre-paid instruments, smart card or through FASTag or on board unit (transponder) or any other such device only.

The amendments to the Rules would enable-

i. For discount on return journey within 24 hours, it would be through FASTag or such other device and automatic and no requirement for a pass.

ii. For discounts on all other cases, having a valid FASTag is made necessary.

The amendment would also enable that in cases where there is a discount available for a return journey within 24 hours, there is no need for a prior receipt or intimation and the citizen would get the discount automatically if return journey is made within 24 hours with a valid and a functional FASTag on the vehicle.
NHAI also announced To establish a transparent and comprehensive ‘Performance Rating’ System for its Consultants, Contractors and Concessionaires, NHAI has developed a ‘Vendor Performance Evaluation System’.the portal based objective assessment of vendors’ has been initiated to track the performance of the vendors for various NHAI projects.

The Portal is available on the NHAI website under ‘Vendor Performance Evaluation System’. Under this portal, NHAI has said, the vendors are required to conduct a self-assessment and upload the documents related to the project activities being executed by them, on the portal. The submissions are reviewed at multiple levels by NHAI, based on which a vendor’s rating is generated.

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