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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

All toll plaza lanes on national highways to be 'FASTag lanes' from Dec 1

After December 1, non-FASTag users will be charged double the fee if they pass through FASTag-only lanes

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

Steps being taken to complete Rs 5.72 trn highway projects on time: Gadkari

He said that currently, 1,407 projects involving 50,016 km of national highways was underway worth Rs 5.72 lakh crore

Story in numbers: Killer roads, fatal rides cost India 5% of GDP every year

Road accidents cost India 3 to 5 per cent of GDP every year, and are avoidable if the country improves its roads and city planning, train its drivers better, and enforce traffic laws

National highway projects worth Rs 10k-cr okayed under hybrid annuity model

Toll fee collection from the highway projects developed under the hybrid annuity model is the responsibility of the government/authority.

Guidelines for vehicle scrapping centres ready: Transport ministry to NGT

Approximately 9 million vehicles, of which 75 per cent are two-wheelers, will be due for scrapping by next year, the tribunal had said

Completion of Bharatmala project to pare need of building highways: Gadkari

NHAI is looking at developing a system for capturing returns on appreciation in land value along developed national highways projects, said the Union Minister

CAG raises concerns over burgeoning costs of NHAI's projects, cautions govt

The PMO also suggested that the NHAI monetise its road assets base through toll-operate-transfer (TOT) auctions

Centre advises state govts to exempt EVs from permit requirements

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways also advised states to either minimise the road tax for EVs or exempt them from paying road tax for vehicle registration

Highway ministry likely to seek 25% higher budgetary allocation for 2019-20

The allocation has been sought for projects that would be executed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (NHIDCL)

Clearing roadblocks: Ministry's final push to rescue 14 highway projects

The ministry said some of the highway projects were delayed over the issue of road over-bridges and road under-bridges with the Indian Railways