<p class="title">The toll collection across national highways increased substantially after the government pushed vehicle owners to use FASTags mandatorily for paying toll charges.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After RFID (radio-frequency identification)-based FASTag was implemented to collect toll, the toll revenue increased to Rs 81 crore/day from Rs 68 crore/day, Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Friday while addressing FICCI annual convention.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After announcing the mandatory use of FASTags, the pilferage in toll collection has come down drastically, he said, adding that collection will improve further once entire system stabilizes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) official said there were reports of congestion in nearly 30-40 toll plazas out of the total 530 plazas. The average waiting times also reduced as the system is improving day by day.</p>.<p class="bodytext">There is congestion in some toll plazas due to non-FASTag vehicles entering tag lane and causing jams. More awareness will help ensure non-tag vehicles not entering the cashless lane, said the officials.</p>
<p class="title">The toll collection across national highways increased substantially after the government pushed vehicle owners to use FASTags mandatorily for paying toll charges.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After RFID (radio-frequency identification)-based FASTag was implemented to collect toll, the toll revenue increased to Rs 81 crore/day from Rs 68 crore/day, Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Friday while addressing FICCI annual convention.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After announcing the mandatory use of FASTags, the pilferage in toll collection has come down drastically, he said, adding that collection will improve further once entire system stabilizes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) official said there were reports of congestion in nearly 30-40 toll plazas out of the total 530 plazas. The average waiting times also reduced as the system is improving day by day.</p>.<p class="bodytext">There is congestion in some toll plazas due to non-FASTag vehicles entering tag lane and causing jams. More awareness will help ensure non-tag vehicles not entering the cashless lane, said the officials.</p>
