Lok Sabha Question No. 3091 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-04
Subject: FASTag System
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shashi Tharoor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3091 ANSWERED ON 4TH AUGUST, 2022

## FASTAG SYSTEM

3091. DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any data on savings made in terms of fuel cost in  2021-22 due to the use of  FASTag system and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has any data on the emissions reduced at toll plazas due to the use of FASTag system during the said period and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether the Government is aware of any toll plazas that allow cash payments and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has seen an increase in revenues received at toll plazas in the country due to the use of the FASTag system; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) As per an Impact Assessment study in the year 2021, use of FASTag has resulted in an estimated fuel savings of around 35 Crore litres per year equivalent to more than Rupees 2800 Crore per year in fuel savings due to reduced idling of vehicles at fee plazas.

(b) As per the Impact Assessment study, an estimated 9,78,200+ tons of Carbon  dioxide  (CO2)  emission  has  been  reduced  through  adoption  of FASTag  at  fee  plazas  along  National  Highways  and  selected  State Highways. (c)  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  &  Highways  has  declared  all  lanes  of National Highways fee plazas as 'FASTag Lane of fee plaza' with effect from midnight of 15th/16th Feb 2021. Any vehicle not fitted with functional FASTag shall be charged twice the applicable user fee at NH toll plazas. As per reports available from various National Highway user fee plazas, approximately 97% of user fee is being paid through FASTag only. At  present,  six  fee  plazas  on  National  Highways  are  allowing  user  fee payment  through  cash  mode,  citing  viability  and  low  traffic  flow.  The details are at Annexure. (d) &(e) Post declaration of all lanes of fee plazas on National Highways as  FASTag  Lane  of  the  fee  plaza  w.e.f.  midnight  of  15th/16th  February 2021, transparency in user fee collection has improved. The comparison of  collection  through  FASTag  on  Fee  plazas  of  National  Highways

Authority of India, is as under:

| Financial Year   |   FASTag Collection (In Crore Rupees) |   Total Collection (In Crore Rupees) |   FASTag Penetration (in Percentage) |
|------------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 2016-17          |                                   871 |                                17942 |                                 4.85 |
| 2017-18          |                                  3532 |                                21948 |                                16.09 |
| 2018-19          |                                  5956 |                                24396 |                                24.41 |
| 2019-20          |                                 10957 |                                26851 |                                40.8  |
| 2020-21          |                                 25291 |                                27744 |                                91.15 |
| 2021-22          |                                 33274 |                                34535 |                                96.34 |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3091 FOR ANSWER ON 04.08.2022 ASKED BY DR. SHASHI THAROOR REGARDING FASTAG SYSTEM.

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Detail of user fee plazas operational in the State of Rajasthan allowing user fee payment through cash mode, is as under:

| S. N o.   | Section                                                   | Name of fee plaza   | Plaza Location   | Remarks                                                           |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| (1)       | (2)                                                       | (3)                 | (4)              | (5)                                                               |
| 1.        | Munabao - Sundra- Myajlar -Dhanana -                      | Sundra              | Km 41+850        | Combined daily collection of all three fee plazas is Rs. 1770/-.  |
| 2.        | Asutar -Ghotaru                                           | Gunjangarh          | Km 114+730       | Combined daily collection of all three fee plazas is Rs. 1770/-.  |
| 3.        | - Tanot of NH-70                                          | Khuiyala            | Km 201+670       | Combined daily collection of all three fee plazas is Rs. 1770/-.  |
| 4.        | Gagariya - Baorikalan - Serwa - Bakhaar section of NH-925 | Garadiya            | Km 15+755        | Combined daily collection of all three fee plazas is Rs. 13700/-. |
| 5.        | Sata - Gaandhav                                           | Sinhaniya           | Km 114+755       | Combined daily collection of all three fee plazas is Rs. 13700/-. |
| 6.        | section of NH- 925A                                       | Doongri             | Km 31+940        | Combined daily collection of all three fee plazas is Rs. 13700/-. |

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