Infrastructure
Over Rs 26,600 Crore Collected Through Through FASTag On National Highways Till January In FY22: Centre
Swarajya Staff
Feb 09, 2022, 04:14 PM | Updated 04:14 PM IST
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The government on Wednesday (9 February) informed the Parliament that over 4.59 crore FASTags have been issued in the country till January end and the total toll collection through FASTag till January in FY22 has surpassed Rs 26,600 crore.
"Over 4.59 crore FASTags have been issued till 31 January 2022," Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha.
He further informed that the user fee collection through FASTag on national highways was Rs 10728.52 in FY20, 20837.08 crore in FY21, and Rs 26622.93 crore (upto January) in FY22.
"As on 5 February 2022, approximately 12.5 lakh refund cases have been facilitated to FASTag users for incorrect deductions since January 2020," the minister said.
"Under FASTag programme, refunds are processed after scrutiny and validation by the respective issuer bank, based on the evidence or supporting details provided by stakeholders, such as fee plaza operators/concessionaires, acquirer banks, system integrator, etc." the minister said.
Further, various measures have been undertaken by National Highways Authority of India from time-to-time to reduce or eliminate occurrence of any incorrect deduction via FASTag at user fee plazas.
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