National Highways Authority of India launched two mobile Apps - MyFASTag and FASTag Partner in New Delhi.
This is to facilitate the availability of FASTags for Electronic Toll Collection.
The cumbersome method of purchase and recharge of FASTags has been one of the major challenges with the ETC project.
The mobile Apps launched today will ease the process, making it possible to buy or recharge FASTags at the click of a mobile button.
MyFASTag is a consumer App that can be downloaded from the App Store for both Android and iOS systems.
A consumer can purchase or recharge FASTags on this App.
The App also helps to keep track of transactions and provides for online grievance redressal.
FASTag Partner is a merchant App.
Agencies like Common Services Centre, banking partners and vehicle dealers can sell and enrol FASTag through this App.
In addition to this, the App can also be used to activate the RFID tags that came built in with around 74 lakh cars in the country.
These RFID tags are already fixed on the cars but are dormant.
This App will convert these RFID tags into ETC Tag (FASTag).
Also dedicated FASTag lanes will become operational on all 371 NHAI toll plazas from 1st September 2017, he said.
Online sale of FASTags and offline sale through Common Services Centre (CSC) near toll plazas are also carried out.
FASTag can now be purchased online from Issuer Banks websites / NHAI website / IHMCL website and will be delivered by courier at the door step of the purchaser.
More than 6 lakh FASTags have been sold so far.
