New Delhi, July 11 -- The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has further strengthened its policy to immediately report and blacklist 'loost FASTags', commonly known as 'tag-in-hand' to ensure smooth tolling operations, the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways said in a release.

With the move, the authority has further streamlined its policy for the Toll Collecting Agencies and Concessionaires to immediately report 'loose FASTags'.

In view of upcoming initiatives like the Annual Pass System and Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling, it is critical to address this issue to ensure FASTag authenticity and system reliability, the release stated.

FASTags are sometimes deliberately not fixed on the windscreen of the vehicle by the owne...