FASTags at toll plazas to improve transportation efficiency: SIAM
Auto industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufactures (SIAM) on Monday said that mandating FASTags at toll plazas on all highways from December 15 will improve overall transportation efficiency as there will be faster turnaround time for movement of goods and passengers.
The government had extended the date for making FASTag mandatory for toll payments on national highways to December 15 from December 01. The new rule will double the toll amount for those entering without FASTag.
“100 per cent implementation of FASTags would have several economic and environmental benefits in the road transportation sector with seamless movement through the toll plazas, thereby ensuring faster turnaround time for movement of goods and passengers and improving overall transportation efficiency,” Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) President Rajan Wadhera said in a statement.
