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Mandatory FASTag to help save Rs 20,000 crore a year on fuel: Gadkari
The move will boost the revenue by at least Rs 10,000 crore, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Monday
 "Mandatory FASTag to help save Rs 20,000 crore a year on fuel: Gadkari")
NHAI daily toll collection through FASTag reaches record Rs 104 cr
National Highways Authority of India said its daily toll collection through FASTag has reached about Rs 104 crore
 "NHAI daily toll collection through FASTag reaches record Rs 104 cr")
Move Delhi HC to challenge FASTag policy, SC tells petitioner
The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a plea against making FASTags mandatory for motor vehicles
 "Move Delhi HC to challenge FASTag policy, SC tells petitioner")
Vehicles without FASTag to pay double toll fee from Monday midnight
Vehicles without FASTag would have to to pay double the toll fee at electronic toll plazas from Monday midnight
Immediately adopt FASTag now, won't extend deadline, says Nitin Gadkari
The FASTag registration has gone up to 90 per cent on some routes and only 10 per cent people are left.
 "Immediately adopt FASTag now, won't extend deadline, says Nitin Gadkari")
No FASTag? Pay twice the amount on highway toll plazas after Feb 15
The ministry has decided that all lanes in the toll plazas on national highways shall be declared as "FASTag lane of the fee plaza" with effect from midnight of February 15-16
 "No FASTag? Pay twice the amount on highway toll plazas after Feb 15")
NHAI removes min amount in FASTag Wallet for seamless movement of traffic
Says issuer banks were unilaterally mandating threshold amount value in addition to security deposit, due to which users were held up at toll plaza in spite of having sufficient balance
 "NHAI removes min amount in FASTag Wallet for seamless movement of traffic")
NHAI removes requirement of maintaining minimum amount in FASTag Wallet
NHAI said it has decided to do away with the requirement of maintaining a minimum amount in FASTag wallet
Monthly transactions through FASTag increased by 13.6 million in December
FASTag contributes over 75 percent of the total toll collection
 "Monthly transactions through FASTag increased by 13.6 million in December")
Mandatory implementation of FASTag from today; hybrid lane open till Feb 15
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways mandated fitment of FASTag with effect from Friday, in M and N categories of motor vehicles sold before December 1, 2017
FASTag rollout: Hybrid lanes at NH toll plazas to operate till Feb 15
Hybrid lanes at toll plazas on National Highways will remain operational till February 15, the government said
 "FASTag rollout: Hybrid lanes at NH toll plazas to operate till Feb 15")
Cheque payment to FASTag, rule changes that will affect your money in 2021
Cheque payments will be safer; the limit for contactless card transactions to increase
 "Cheque payment to FASTag, rule changes that will affect your money in 2021")
NHAI updates FASTag application to provide balance status to users
The National Highways Authority of India said it has updated the FASTag app to add a new feature to provide balance status to users
ICICI Bank collaborates with Google Pay for issuing FASTags
FASTag is a reloadable tag which enables automatic deduction of toll charges and lets users pass through the toll plaza without stopping for cash transactions
 "ICICI Bank collaborates with Google Pay for issuing FASTags")
User fee collection through FASTag crosses Rs 80 cr per day: NHAI
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Friday said the electronic toll collection through FASTag has crossed Rs 80 crore a day with record 50 lakh transactions per day.
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Major toll plazas in Mumbai now on FASTag platform, Dahisar to go live soon
Currently, more than 720 toll plazas across the country are live on the FASTag platform
 "Major toll plazas in Mumbai now on FASTag platform, Dahisar to go live soon")
Number of FASTag users rises sharply to over 20 million, says NHAI
The NHAI said it is actively promoting digital payments to enhance the user experience on national highways
FASTag may be made mandatory for buying third-party insurance from April
The ministry also proposes to make FASTags mandatory for vehicles sold before December 2017
UPI volumes at new high; digital transactions almost at pre-Covid levels
In August, UPI volumes touched 1.61 billion transactions worth Rs 2.98 trillion, compared to 1.49 billion transactions in July worth Rs 2.9 trillion
 "UPI volumes at new high; digital transactions almost at pre-Covid levels")