Categories: News/City Updates

Vizag’s National Highway to get FASTag

Vizag : Cashless payment mechanism at toll gates across the country will become operational from Monday. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) started FASTag so uninterrupted vehicle movement can be achieved at toll plazas. Employing Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), a tag is attached to windscreens of vehicles making it possible for electronic deductions to happen from the prepaid account linked to it whenever they pass a toll gate.

There is a one time fee of Rs 200 with refundable security deposits depending on the vehicle type. A cashback of 10% can be available by the users of FASTag in the financial year of 2016-2017. It can be recharged online and has a validity of 5 years. Users get SMS alerts for transaction and remaining balance. It is presently operational at more than 240 toll plazas across the country and more will be added in the future. The Visakhapatnam(Vizag) – Port Connectivity Project’s main toll gate

(Gosthani Gate, Vizag) across NH5 is equipped now.

The minimum recharge amount is Rs 100 with the maximum going upto Rs 1 lakh for commercial vehicles. ICICI and Axis banks have so far tied up for this service. “FASTag will be available on sale from selected toll plazas on National Highways and designated branches of participating banks from April 25. It can be recharged by making payments through cheque or online through credit card/debit card/NEFT/RTGS or through net-banking,” NHAI told PTI

.

While adopting FASTag is voluntary at this point of time, but it could become mandatory in the future.

General FAQs regarding FASTag.

This post was last modified on %s = human-readable time difference 5:33 am

Share
Leave a Comment

Recent Posts

Lawyers promise legal support to gangrape victim

Lawyers in Visakhapatnam staged a dharna in front of the district court on 22 November…

2 hours ago

India’s largest convention centre will come up in Visakhapatnam: Nara Lokesh

During the AP Assembly session on 21 November 2024, IT and HRD Minister Nara Lokesh…

3 hours ago

2nd Infosys campus to new data units: Lokesh shares 5 key IT developments in Visakhapatnam

Andhra Pradesh's IT and HRD Minister, Nara Lokesh, has revealed a series of exciting IT…

4 hours ago

Badamgir Sai passes away

Noted stage artiste and founder of Rangasai Nataka Sangam and Rangasai Nataka Grandhalayam, AVVS Murthy,…

6 hours ago

What Are The New Releases on OTT Today? Here’s What to Add to Your Watchlist

A slew of fresh and exciting OTT releases are dropping today, promising a binge-worthy lineup…

20 hours ago

Hot & Hearty: The best soups in Visakhapatnam that complements this weather!

With the weather taking a turn these past couple of days, it’s like Visakhapatnam has…

21 hours ago