The Maharashtra cabinet has decided to make toll collection through FASTag mandatory from April 1 and announced revisions in the Rules of Business to streamline administrative processes. The cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis approved the public works department’s proposal that toll collection at toll plazas across the state will be done exclusively through FASTag from April 1.
It also approved amendments to the Public-Private Partnership Policy 2014 to facilitate this change. FASTag is India’s electronic toll collection chip for national highways.
The move is expected to bring efficiency and transparency to toll collection and reduce vehicle congestion at toll plazas. It will save time and fuel for commuters, a government statement said. It also stated that vehicles without FASTag or those entering the dedicated lanes without proper tags will have to pay double the toll fee.
At present, tolls are being collected at 13 road projects under the public works department and nine projects managed by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation. The decision will apply to these and all future toll projects in the state, the statement said.
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In another decision, the cabinet approved the revised Maharashtra Government Rules of Business to make administrative functioning smoother and more efficient. According to the government statement, the revisions include provisions related to matters to be presented before the cabinet, cases requiring the approval of the chief minister or the governor, and the procedures for meetings of the cabinet and council of ministers. The first such rules were framed in 1975, and this is the third major revision.
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