Mandatory Use Of FASTag From Today; Cash Payment In Hybrid Lanes Allowed Till Feb 15

Bhubaneswar: FASTags have now become mandatory across the country from today. As per the latest notification issued by the Union Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, FASTags would be compulsory in 'M' and 'N' categories of motor vehicles sold before 1st December 2017.

Category ‘M’ stands for a motor vehicle with at least four wheels used for carrying passengers. Category ‘N’ stands for a motor vehicle with at least four wheels used for carrying goods, which may also carry persons in addition to goods.

Moreover, the Central Motor Vehicle Rule stands in force as it is.

At hybrid lanes of fee plazas on National Highways, fee payment can be made through FASTag as well as in cash mode till February 15, 2021.

In FASTag lanes of fee plazas, payment of fees will continue to be through FASTag only.
The Ministry has clarified that it is committed to implementation of 100% E-tolling at fee plazas from January 1, 2021 onwards, mandated under CMV Rules, as amended.