NEW DELHI, Jan. 1 -- Roads minister Nitin Gadkari said that FASTags, an electronic toll collection device, will be mandatory for all vehicles from 1 January.
The use of FASTags will help commuters save time and fuel, and they will not need to stop at toll plazas for cash payments, Gadkari said at the foundation stone laying event of Rajasthan highway projects.
In November, the transport ministry had said that the use of FASTag will be mandatory for all four-wheelers from 1 January, as part of the government's efforts to drive faster adoption of electronic toll collection. Two- and three-wheelers are not allowed to ply on highways, although it's common to see them.
In December 2017, the Centre made FASTags mandatory for registration of al...