The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) on January 15, 2024, issued a notification regarding the One Vehicle, One FASTag initiative.
The following has been stated: -
•To enhance the efficiency of the Electronic Toll Collection system and provide seamless movement at the Toll Plazas, NHAI has taken the ‘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 the ‘Know Your Customer’ (KYC) process of their latest FASTag by updating KYC as per RBI guidelines. FASTags with valid balances but with incomplete KYC will get deactivated/blacklisted by banks post January 31, 2024.
•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.
•The ‘One Vehicle, One FASTag’ initiative will help to make toll operations more efficient and ensure seamless & comfortable journeys for the National Highway users.
The detailed notification is given in the document attached below.
[Release ID: 1996191]
