Maharashtra: Now 5 Percent Cashback On Fastag With Cashless Travel For Vehicle Owners
Friyana Munshi
Pune, January 7, 2021: Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has taken an important decision to make the Fastag system more accessible to vehicle owners. Mumbai-Pune Expressway and Rajiv Gandhi Sagari Setu (Bandra-Worli) toll-plaza under the jurisdiction of the MSRDC will be given a 5 percent discount (cashback) to fastag holder vehicles from 11 January 2021.
Fastag system has been developed to make the journey of vehicles passing through toll-plazas cashless and faster. MSRDC has announced an incentive cashback scheme for vehicle owners to increase the number of vehicles using Fastag.
“5 percent cashback of the toll will be credited directly to the vehicle owner’s fastag bank account through the corporation for each ferry travelling on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway and Bandra-Worli Sea Bridge. In order to increase the use of Fastag, the corporation has introduced a limited time discount scheme for car, jeep, and SUV vehicle owners”, said Vijay Waghmare, Co-Managing Director.
The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has appointed Maharashtra State Road Development Corporations as the nodal agency for developing the necessary infrastructure for fastag system at roadblocks across the state. Under this Yashwantrao Chavan Mumbai-Pune Expressway, Satara-Kagal National Highway, Rajiv Gandhi Sagari Setu (Bandra-Worli) as well as Mumbai entry point under Vashi, Mulund (East Expressway), Mulund (Lal Bahadur Shastri), Airoli Pathkar Naka is included. The corporation is in the final stages of preparation for 100 percent implementation of the Fastag system.
To increase the number of fast holder vehicles, fastag stalls have been set up at Bandra-Worli Sea Bridge, Pathkar Naka, Khalapur, Talegaon, Mumbai-Pune Expressway, Food Malls, Petrol Pumps, with the help of various banks. At the same time, a publicity campaign is being carried out on radio channels.
