Government Rolls Out FASTag Annual Pass for Non-Commercial Vehicles

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The Government has introduced a FASTag-based Annual Pass for non-commercial cars, jeeps, and vans, improving operational efficiency on National Highways.
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Over 98% of user fee collection on National Highways now takes place through FASTag under the National Electronic Toll Collection (NETC) program.
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To further enhance toll operations, the Government is implementing barrier-free Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling using ANPR cameras and RFID technology.

●Program: National Electronic Toll Collection (NETC)
●Implementing Agency: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)
●Clearing House: National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)
●Technology Used: Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
●New Tech Upgrades: Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) with AI analytics for barrier-free tolling.

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GS Paper 3 > Science and Technology > Indigenization of Technology

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

A technology that uses radio waves to passively identify a tagged object. FASTags employ passive RFID tags affixed to the vehicle's windscreen.

•NPCI functions as the Central Clearing House for FASTag.
•The new barrier-free tolling combines RFID with ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition).

•The technological mechanism of FASTag (RFID) has been previously asked in UPSC Prelims. Now, focus on the newer ANPR/MLFF (Multi-Lane Free Flow) technologies being integrated.

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