No.

25016/02/2018-Toll
Government of India
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
(Toll Section)
Transport Bhawan, 1, Parliament Street,. New Delhi-110001

Dated the 9th November, 2019

To,
The Chairman,
National HighwaysAuthority of India,
G-5&6, Sector - 10, Dwarka,
New Delhi - 110075.

Subject: Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and Guidelines for issuance of FASTag to
exempted category of mechanical vehicle under National Highway Fee
(Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008 as amended.
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Sir,

This has reference to this Division's letter of even number dated 8th November, 2019
wherein Guidelines and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for issuance of FASTagsto
exempted category vehicle under NH Fee Rules, 2008 had been issued. Please find revised
guideline and SOPdully approved by the Competent Authority for necessaryaction.

&).n,l,
(U handra Joshi)
Superint ding Engineer
Tel: 011-23326670
E-Mail: [email protected]

COPYfor information to:

1. PSto Hon'ble Minister, RT&H

2. PPSto Secretary, MoRT&H
3. PPSto Special Secretary, MoRT&H
4. PPSto DG(RD)& 55, MoRT&h
5. PPSto JS (Highway), MORT&H
6. PSto JS(Toll), MoRT&H
 Government of India
Ministry of RoadTransport and Highways
Transport Bhawan, 1, Parliament Street.

GUIDELINES AND STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE (SOP) FOR ISSUANCE OF

FASTAG TO EXEMPTED CATEGORY OF MECHANICAL VEHICLES.

Dated the 8th Novembr, 2019

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has introduced RFID based FASTag to
implement Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) programme so as to remove delays
and congestion at user fee plazas and also to smoothen the user fee collection
operation.

I. OVERVIEW AND EFFECTIVE DATE:

1.1. Presently, user fees collection through ETC is accounting for -34% of total
user fees collection and its adoption is increasing at a very fast rate.
However, as we move forward, it is imperative to include more road users
and encourage them to use FAStag.

1.2. As a part of this endeavour, it has been decided that all categories of
vehicles included under the category of "exempted from paying user fees"
as per Rule 11 of National Highways Fees (Determination of Rates and
Collection) Rules, 2008 and subsequent amendments, should also be
encouraged to use FASTag. This will have a good demonstrative effect on
all other road users and will encourage them to use FASTagfor seamless
movement across user fee plazas.

1.3. Effective Date: This Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)shall be effective

from the date of circulation by NHAI ("Effective Date").

II. STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE:

2.1. Exempted category FASTagshall be issued to road users as per Rule 11 of

NH Fee Rule 2008 and subsequent amendments (List of Exempted category
of mechanical vehicles annexed at Annexure-1), based on application made
by self or an authorized representative.

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2.2. NHAI shall be the nodal point to facilitate all matters relating to issuance
: of all exempted FASTag.

2.3. Exempted FASTagshall be issued free of cost to the exempted categories

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of mechanical vehicles as per NH Fee Rule 2008 and subsequent
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amendments.

2.4. NHAI or any agency authorized by NHAI, shall procure the exempted
FASTag, coordinate the entire process and maintain proper record. Initially
5,000 (Five thousand) exempted FASTag may be procured from the Tag
Manufacturers and further procurement of exempted FASTagmay be done
as per requirements. This agency shall be responsible for the following:

a. Tag procurement and inventory management, based on

requirement.

b. Co-ordinating with NHAI-ROsfor issuance of exempted FASTagsand

II record keeping.

c. Addressing dispute w.r.t. complaints regarding malfunctioning or

II any other related complaint in this regard.

2.5. NHAI/ the agency authorized by NHAI shall be the single issuer of all
exempted categories of FASTag across India. No member banks shall be
allowed to issue exempted category FASTagfrom the date of issue of this
SOP.

2.6. The linking of bank account details with "FASTag" in respect of dignitaries
covered under Rule 11 (a) of NH Fee Rules 2008, as amended, is optional.
However, it is advised that all these FASTagsbe linked to any issuer bank
account or pre-paid payment instrument (e.g credit/ debit card, e-wallet,
etc), so that proper record keeping can be ensured through generation of
zero transaction receipts. Linking of the exempted FASTagto bank account
shall also ensure its usability even after completion of the period of
exemption for which the FASTagis designated.

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2.7. A monthly report regarding the issuance of exempted FASTag shall be

submitted to MoRT&H and NHAI HQ by 5th of every month.

2.8. For the avoidance of doubt, it is clarified that, vehicles/persons that have
been exempted from payment of user fees but have not been affixed with
functional exempted FASTag shall continue to reap the benefit of non-
payment of user fees upon production of valid ID card.

3. Detailed mechanism of issuance of exempted FASTag:

3.1. It has been decided that receipt of application and internal scrutiny and
processing of application shall be done online. (NHAI/ Agency authorized by
NHAI shall develop a web-portal for facilitating the issuance of Exempted
FASTagsand web-link of which may be provided in home page of web site
of MoRT&H & NHAI). Till development of such web-page, application can
be made in physical form.

3.2. The requisite Application, along with the applicable documents, will be
submitted through the web-page (or physical application, till such web-
page is made operational) by the self, or an authorized representative, to
the respective Regional Office (RO), NHAI.

3.3. All applications for exempted category of FASTag shall be submitted

through the form (Refer Annexure-2).

3.4. Exempted FASTagshall be valid for 5 years in case of Government vehicles,

1 year in case of private vehicles and to be renewed subsequently as per
eligibility and rules. Exempted FASTagfor MP and MLA/MLC shall be valid
for respective tenure of parliament! assembly.

3.5. Details of the dignitaries/ mechanical vehicles for which exempted

FASTagsto be provided is as under:

a. For Dignitaries as mentioned in Rule 11(a) exemption is available

to vehicle transporting the dignitaries and accompanying security
vehicle. One FASTag may be issued in the name of the

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Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
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dignitary/official irrespective of ownership of vehicle. Issuance

of FASTagfor accompanying security vehicles of such dignitaries
shall be limited to Government vehicle only.

b. As per Rule 11(b), vehicle used for official purpose are only
exempted. In light of this, issuance of FASTag under this
category should be limited to that vehicle only.

c. As per Rule 11(c, d & e) namely for Ambulance, Funeral van &
vehicle for persons with physical defect or disability, issuance of
FASTag will require providing of requisite document in this
regard by the applicant.

d. Member of Parliament (MP) will be issued two FASTag, for two

vehicles i.e. one for New Delhi and one for her / his constituency.

e. Member of Legislative Assembly/Legislative Council (MLA/MLC)

of a State will be issued one FASTag for their vehicles for the
State.

3.6. RO-NHAI after scrutiny of application and the documents, will take the
following action: -

a. If application is found in order- forward it to NHAI/ the authorized

agency for issuance of exempted FASTag.

b. If application detail/document are found inadequate - seek

clarification from applicant. Re-examine the application upon
resubmission by applicant.

c. If any clarification needed regarding Policy/Rule- refer matter to

NHAI HQ for clarification.

3.7. Upon successful verification of the application form, NHAI HQ/ the, agency
authorized by NHAI will issue exempted FASTagto respective RO-NHAIand
a proper record there-of shall be maintained.

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3.8. Subsequent to receipt of exempted FASTagfrom NHAI HQ/ the authorized

agency, RO-NHAIshall get it fixed on the designated vehicle and record of
receipt of application and exempted FASTagissued/fixed on vehicle shall
also be maintained.

3.9. A monthly report in this regard, compiled from all the NHAI-ROsand the
agency authorized by NHAI for issuance of exempted FASTag shall be
submitted to MoRT&H and NHAI HQ by s" of every month.

3.10. All exempted category FASTag which have previously been issued by
various banks shall be reviewed and if needed new exempted FASTagwill
be issued and fixed in the designated vehicles within six months.

4. NHAI-HQ shall review the process of issuance of exempted FASTagand the

list of mechanical vehicles exempted from payment of user fees, from time-to-
time, to ensure appropriate issuance of exempted FASTagsin conformity to the
National Highways Fees (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules 2008, as
amended from time to time. The guidelines and the standard operating
procedures may be further detailed and/or amended as per requirement.

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Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Transport Bhawan,1, Parliament Street.

Annexure-1

Sl. No. Exempted Category of Mechanical Vehicle Code

(a)
: Trans~orting and accom~an~ing -
(i. ) The President of India; 1
(ii. ) The Vice-President of India; 2
I (iii. ) The Prime-Minister of India; 3
(iv. ) The Governor of a State; 4
I (v. ) The Chief Justice of India; 5
(vi. ) The Speaker of the House of People; 6
(vii.) The Cabinet Minister of the Union; 7
(viii. ) The Chief Minister of a State; 8
(ix. ) The Judge of the Supreme Court; 9
(x. ) The Minister of State of the Union; 10
(xi. ) The Lieutenant Governor of a Union territory; 11
(xii.) The Chief of Staff holding the rank of full General or equivalent rank; 12
(xiii. ) The Chairman of the Legislative Council of a State; 13
(xiv.) The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of a State; 14
(xv.) The Chief Justice of a High Court; 15
(xvi.) The Judge of a High Court; 16
(xvii. ) 17
II The Member of Parliament;
18
(xviii. ) The Army Commander or Vice-Chief of Army Staff and equivalent in
other services;
II (xix. ) The Chief Secretary to a State Government within concerned State; 19
20
(xx. ) The Secretary to the Government of India;
(xxi. ) The Secretary, Councilof States;
21
(xxii. ) The Secretary, Houseof People;
22
(xxiii. ) The Foreign dignitary on State visit;
23
(xxiv.) The Member of legislative Assembly of a State and the Member of 24
Legislative Council of a State within their respective State, if he or she
produces his or her identity card issued by the concerned Legislature
of the State;
(xxv. ) The awardee of Param Vir Chakra, Ashok Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra, Kirti 25
Chakra, Vir Chakra and Shaurya Chakra, if such awardee produces his or
her photo identity card duly authenticated by the appropriate or
competent authority for such award;
(b) Used for official ~ur~ose b~ - 26

(i, )
27
The Ministry of Defence including those which are eligible for exemption
in accordance with the provisions of the Indian Toll (Army and Air Force)
Act, 1901and rules made there under, as extended to Navy also;

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(ii. ) The Central and State armed forces in uniform including Para military 28
forces and police;
(iii. ) An Executive Magistrate; 29
(iv. ) 30
The Fire-fighting Department or organization;
(v. ) The National Highway Authority of India or any other Government 31
organization using such vehicle for inspection, survey, construction or
operation of national highways and maintenance thereof;
(c) Used as ambulance; and 32
(d) Used as funeral van. 33
(e) 34
Mechanical vehicles specially designed and constructed for
use of a person suffering from physical disability.

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Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Transport Bhawan,1, Parliament Street.

Standard A~~lication Format for Exem~ted Category FASTag

Annexure -2

Passport Size
Photograph
APPLICATION FORM

1. Name of the Applicant (in Block Letters)

2. Document (For Self -Identity Proof,
For Authorized Representative-
Authorization Letter, as applicable)
3. Exempted Category of Vehicle Code
(as per Annexure - 1*)
4. Present Address with Telephone No

5. Permanent Address with Telephone No

6. Mobile number
7. EmaillD
8. Details of Bank Account/ e-Wallet (optional)
9. Details of vehicle for the Exempted Category
as mentioned in Annexure 1*: -
a) Ownership- Govt./Personal/Third Party
b) Usageof vehicle - Official/Personal
c) Vehicle Registration Number
(Registration Certificate to be enclosed)
10. Validity period requested (maximum 5 years)
11 . In case of M.P/MLAlMLC, the following
additional information is to be provided
a. Identity Card Number
b. Constituency Name
c. State of the Constituency
d. Presenttenure end date
e. Vehicle No. at New Delhi (only CarlJeep/Van) Not applicable in respect of MLA!MLC
Vehicle No. at respective Constituency (only (Vehicle RCCopyto be enclosed)
Car/ Jeep/Van)

Date (Signatureand seal of Applicant! Authorized Representativefor categoriesas per Annexure 1*)

(For official purpose)

Remark of RO - NHAI:

Remark of IHMCL:

FASTagvalidity: Pan India/Within State -

*Nate: For Annexure t-Please refer to the SOPfor exempted FASTagissuedby MaRTH

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