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New Delhi. The ‘One Vehicle, One Fastag’ norm of the government-owned National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has come into effect from Monday (April 1). Its purpose is to discourage the use of one Fastag for multiple vehicles or linking multiple Fastags to one vehicle.
A senior official told PTI that now more than one Fastag cannot be installed on a vehicle. “People who have multiple Fastags for one vehicle will not be able to use them from April 1,” he said.
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The deadline was extended till 31 March
In view of the problems faced by vehicle owners using Paytm Fastag, NHAI had extended the deadline for compliance of ‘One Vehicle, One Fastag’ initiative till March 31.
Why was One Vehicle One Fastag implemented?
To increase the efficiency of the electronic toll collection system and to facilitate smooth movement at toll plazas, NHAI has started ‘One Vehicle, One Fastag’ initiative. Through this, NHAI wants to ban the use of the same Fastag for multiple vehicles and also ban linking multiple Fastags to a particular vehicle.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had advised customers and merchants of Paytm Payments Bank Limited (PPBL) to shift their accounts to other banks by March 15.
8 crore Fastag users in the country
Fastag is an electronic system of toll collection in India and it is operated by NHAI. Fastag reaches about 98 percent of vehicles and has more than 8 crore users. Fastag uses Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology to make toll payments directly from the prepaid or savings account linked to the toll owner.
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Tag: fastag, NHAI, toll plaza
first published : April 1, 2024, 11:29 PM IST
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