Annual FASTag plan for frequent highway users being considered: Transport ministry to PAC
With MPs from across party lines raising questions about FASTags not working properly, sources said the officials told the panel that they were considering the possibility of introducing annual FASTags in a bid to reduce the hassle of repeated payments.
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Time of India
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PAC voices worries about FASTags and highway toll hikes
FASTags not properly working, extra money charged by toll plazas and the quality of roads being constructed were some of the issues that drew concern from the members of Parliament's Public Accounts Committee , its chairperson and Congress MP K C Venugopal said Thursday. The recent collapse of a part of a national highway in Kerala was also flagged at the meeting, and a high-level committee will be travelling to the southern state to look into the matter, he added. The National Highways Authority of India chairperson and the Transport secretary appeared before the committee, which discussed "levy and regulation of fees, tariffs, user charges etc. on public infrastructure and other public utilities". "The committee was very concerned about these issues," he said, referring to the complaints over FASTags, tolls and quality of roads. The committee, sources said, suggested rationalisation of money being charged to commuters and also proper auditing. Transport ministry officials said they are devising a programme that will allow frequent highway users to pay tolls once a year to reduce the hassle of repeated payments every time they travel, sources added. Concerns over traffic at toll plazas with commuters forced to spend a long time despite having FASTags have often been raised in the past.
Deccan Herald
29-05-2025
- Deccan Herald
Annual FASTag plan for frequent highway users being considered: Transport ministry to PAC
With MPs from across party lines raising questions about FASTags not working properly, sources said the officials told the panel that they were considering the possibility of introducing annual FASTags in a bid to reduce the hassle of repeated payments.
Time of India
29-05-2025
- Time of India
PAC flags concern over FASTags, highway tolls; seeks rationalisation: Venugopal
NEW DELHI: FASTags not properly working, extra money charged by toll plazas and the quality of roads being constructed were some of the issues that drew concern from the members of Parliament's Public Accounts Committee, its chairperson and Congress MP KC Venugopal said Thursday. The recent collapse of a part of a national highway in Kerala was also flagged at the meeting, and a high-level committee will be travelling to the southern state to look into the matter, he added. The National Highways Authority of India chairperson and the Transport secretary appeared before the committee, which discussed "levy and regulation of fees, tariffs, user charges etc. on public infrastructure and other public utilities". "The committee was very concerned about these issues," he said, referring to the complaints over FASTags, tolls and quality of roads. The committee, sources said, suggested rationalisation of money being charged to commuters and also proper auditing. Transport ministry officials said they are devising a programme that will allow frequent highway users to pay tolls once a year to reduce the hassle of repeated payments every time they travel, sources added. Concerns over traffic at toll plazas with commuters forced to spend a long time despite having FASTags have often been raised in the past.
