The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) by a Press Release dated 31st December, 2020 reiterated that the fitment of FASTag is mandatory with effect from 1st January, 2021, for the following categories of motor vehicles sold before 1st December, 2017:
• Category ‘M’- motor vehicle with at least four wheels used for carrying passengers
• Category ‘N’ – motor vehicle with at least four wheels used for carrying goods, which may also carry persons in addition to goods
The MoRTH has also clarified that at hybrid lanes of fee plazas on National Highways, fee payment can be made through FASTag as well as in cash mode till 15th February, 2021. In FASTag lanes of fee plazas, payment of fees will continue to be through FASTag only.
Source : Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
