Govt proposes to make FASTag mandatory for vehicles sold before December 2017

04 Sep 2020 Evaluate

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said the government has proposed to make FASTag mandatory for vehicles sold before December 1, 2017, in order to promote digital and IT-based payment of toll fees. It said a notification has been issued in this regard and post amendment to rules, FASTag will be mandatory for old vehicles from January 1, 2021.

A draft notification has been issued to seek comments and suggestions from the stakeholders on making FASTag mandatory for old vehicles sold before December 1, 2017. The amended provision in CMVR (Central Motor Vehicles Rules), 1989 is proposed to be put in force with effect from January 1, 2021. It is also proposed to make having a valid FASTag mandatory while getting a new third party insurance through an amendment in certificate of insurance, wherein the details of FASTag ID shall be captured. This is proposed to be put in force with effect from April 1, 2021.

As per CMVR, 1989, FASTag had been made mandatory since 2017 for registration of new four wheeled vehicles and is to be supplied by the vehicle manufacturer or their dealers. It had further been mandated that the renewal of fitness certificate will be done only after the fitment of FASTag for the transport vehicles. For national permit vehicles, the fitment of FASTag has been mandated since October 1, 2019.

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