‘One Vehicle, One FASTag’ initiative

• National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has launched the ‘One Vehicle, One FASTag’ initiative.
• The move aims to enhance the efficiency of the Electronic Toll Collection system and provide seamless movement at the Toll Plazas.
• The new arrangement Of ‘One Vehicle, One FASTag’ has also been introduced to discourage user behaviour of using single FASTag for multiple vehicles or linking multiple FASTags to a particular vehicle.
• With a penetration rate of around 98 per cent and over eight crore users, FASTag has revolutionized the Electronic Toll Collection system in the country.

ABOUT FASTAGS

• FASTag is a device that employs Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology for making toll payments directly while the vehicle is in motion.
  • RFID is a method of wireless communication involving electromagnetic waves.
  • It utilises the principle of inductive coupling.
  • It has two components, tags and readers which do not need to be in line of sight to share information.
• FASTag (RFID Tag) is affixed on the windscreen of the vehicle and enables a customer to make the toll payments directly from the account which is linked to FASTag.