Lok Sabha Question No. 3713 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-09
Subject: FASTag Cards
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR S.R., ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, SUDHEER GUPTA, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, S. RAJENDRAN, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO

be pleased to state:

- (a)    whether    the    National    Highway  Authority  has  launched  FASTag  cards  to  allow    cashless payment  of  toll  fee  and facilities for non-stop movement of vehicles through  toll  plazas  and  if so,  the details thereof  along  with  the  total  number  of FASTags that have been issued till date;
- (b)  whether  there  is  any  proposal to  give  financial  concession  on  using  of FASTag cards on
- NHs, if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  his  ministry  has  also proposed  to  make  FASTags  and  vehicle tracking  systems mandatory  for commercial  vehicles  seeking  a  national permit;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the time by which the decision is likely to be taken; and
- (e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to popularise FASTags among vehicle owners?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3713

ANSWERED ON 9 TH   AUGUST, 2018

## FASTAG CARDS

## 3713.   SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI  GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

KUNWAR  HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI S. RAJENDRAN:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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(a)  Yes,  Madam.  Ministry  through  National  Highways  Authority  of  India  (NHAI)  has  launched FASTag programme to allow cashless payment of user fee for near non-stop movement of vehicles through toll plazas. As on 3 rd Aug, 2018, 26,59,042 RFID Tags have been issued.

(b)  Yes,  financial  concession  is  given  to  FASTag  users.  For  FASTag  users  there  is  provision  of cashback as mentioned below:

- i. For FY 18-19 - 5% of cashback
- ii. For FY 19-20 - 2.5% of cashback

(c)  &(d)  Yes  Madam.  As  per  the  Gazette  notification  G.S.R.  1361  (E),  dated  02.09.2017,  all  new motor vehicles of categories M and N sold on or after the 1 st December, 2017, shall be fitted with FASTag as may be specified by the Central Government, from time to time, by the manufacturer of the  vehicle  or  its  authorised  dealer.  Also,  as  per  the  Gazette  notification  G.S.R.  1095  (E),  dated 28.11.2016,  all  service  vehicles,  as  defined  under  clause  (35)  of  section  2  of  the  Central  Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, shall be equipped with or fitted with vehicle tracking device and one or more emergency  buttons.  This  shall  not  apply  to  two  wheelers,  E-rickshaw,  three  wheelers  and  any transport vehicle for which no permit is required under the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. This shall come into force after 1 st April, 2019.

(e)  Government  has  taken  a  number  of  steps  to  popularise  FASTags  among  highway  users.  To facilitate easy availability of FASTag, it is being made available through kiosks set up by tag-issuer banks and also through online platforms. Mobile applications such as My FASTag have also started taking requests and providing FASTag to interested road users.

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