FASTag, electronic-based highway toll collection tag has been made mandatory in India from January 2021. All vehicles going through the highway toll across the country need to have a valid FASTag for transactions.
Starting next year the highway tolls plazas will no longer accept cash as a mode of payment. All transactions will be made electronically using the FASTag. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways had issued a notification in November 2020 for making FASTag mandatory in 2021.
Apart from the toll collection, the FASTag has been made mandatory for vehicle's annual document renewals as well. This includes the third party insurance and the (PUC) Pollution Under Control emission certificate.