Electronic toll collection mechanism at all toll plazas from Dec: Gadkari

Gadkari said the revenue generation through FASTag system is pegged at Rs 10 crore at present

In a bid to ease toll collection on national highways and reduce the waiting period for vehicles, the government will bring Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) mechanism at all toll plazas starting December, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said here today.

"All the vehicles coming on the road after December 1 will have a FASTag to ease cashless toll collection on national highways across the country. The total of 7.5 lakh vehicles already have the FASTag. The number would grow to 25 lakh vehicles by March 2018. The total 3,500 lanes on national highways would be made FASTag