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Paytm Payments Bank says it issued 600,000 FASTags in November
PPB said it sold 6 lakh tags in the month of November, and claimed that it has equipped over 1.85 million vehicles with FASTags
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After toll plazas, govt push for FASTag at Hyderabad airport parking
The government on Monday said it has started a pilot project for using FASTag for parking purpose at Hyderabad airport. The pilot project has been launched in two phases, the first being a controlled pilot testing, wherein only ICICI tags would be used, the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways said in a statement. The second phase of pilot project for using FASTags for parking purposes at Hyderabad airport shall cover all other issuer bank tags. This has been done to ensure the benefits of FASTag beyond tolling. Conceptualised as FASTag 2.0, it covers parking payments, fuel payments, etc, the statement said. "After Hyderabad, the project will be launched at the Delhi airport. Other banks like SBI, Axis, HDFC and IDFC are also in talks with airports in Mumbai, Bengaluru and few of the malls to launch FASTag 2.0," it said. The National Electronic Toll Collection programme, the flagship initiative of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, has been implemented on pan India basis ...
RIL, ICICI Bank and L&T Finance among big names rolling out FASTag
The most obvious beneficiary of this roll-out will be manufacturers of FASTags, or the Radio Frequency Identification chips
Fact-checking FASTag: Will device really help commuters, toll collection?
From December 15, 2019 FASTag will be mandatory. If FASTag is missing from your vehicle, the driver will have to pay double the toll tax
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What makes FASTag the biggest disruptor on India's national highways
The govt hopes this December will mark the beginning of change over at the national level to an entirely electronic system of toll collections on India's national highways
FASTags at toll plazas to improve transportation efficiency: SIAM
The government had extended the date for making FASTag mandatory for toll payments on national highways to December 15 from December 01
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Tech, service firms gear up for FASTag as govt extends deadline to Dec 15
Online marketplaces, which are selling FASTags are seeing a brisk business
Paying cash in FASTag lanes won't invite penalty till December 15
The date has been extended by 15 days to give people more time to enable their vehicles with FASTag
Govt extends mandatory FASTag roll out for toll payments to December 15
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways had earlier announced that from December 1, toll payments on highways would be accepted through FASTags only
Link your FASTag to a prepaid card, not a savings or current account
Since FASTag is mandatory, it's better to understand its risks; linking it to your savings will lead to balance being deducted from your bank account
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NHAI to popularise FASTags: Soon you may buy them at a petrol pump near you
The tag employs RFID technology and is affixed on the vehicle's windscreen after the tag account is active
Pay double toll from Dec 1 for using FASTag lane without tag: Gadkari
He said 537 toll plazas have become 100 per cent electronic toll collection compliant including 17 where FASTags will be read through hand-held devices
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