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National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has recently introduced ‘FASTags’ which will end congestion at tolls and check the leakage of toll revenue. Which of the following statements about it is/are correct?

1. FASTags is a mobile application that links a vehicle’s registration number and the owner’s JAM trinity

2. Number plates of FASTagged vehicles must be fitted with Radio Frequency Identification Technology chips to enable reading of a vehicle’s registration number by sensors at toll plazas

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

What is FASTag?
• It is a device that uses Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology for making toll payments directly from the prepaid account linked to it.
• It is affixed on the windscreen of your vehicle and enables you to drive through toll plazas without waiting as you would for a cash transaction.
• The tag has a validity of 5 years and after purchase, it only needs to be recharged or topped up. The service is applicable to all kinds of vehicles but use of the service is currently voluntary. The tag can be linked to the MyFastTag mobile app. Purchase and top ups can be done through the app. If your car manufacturer has prefixed an RFID sensor, the same can be linked to the app for use at toll plazas.
How is it beneficial?
• It helps quicken your passage through toll barriers and helps avoid use of cash. Long queues of vehicles waiting while cumbersome cash transactions happen at the counter can be avoided. Here, it helps reduce use of fuel and pollution due to high waiting-times at the barriers.
• It can help the government identify the quantum of road use and types of vehicles passing through, aiding budgets for road widening and other infrastructure expenses. Theoretically, it could help increase accruals to the government as some operators managing toll plazas have, in the past, have been suspected of under reporting their revenues.