Attention! FasTag Is Now Mandatory For All Vehicles in Maharashtra From "This" Date

During a cabinet meeting, the Devendra Fadnavis-led Maharashtra government on Tuesday, January 7, has decided to make the FasTag mandatory from April 1, 2025, for all vehicles.

The existing Public Private Partnership Policy-2014 (Public Works Department) will be amended to make FASTag mandatory for all vehicles in the state, starting from 1 April 2025.

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— MAHARASHTRA DGIPR (@MahaDGIPR) January 7, 2025

FASTag was made the National Permit vehicles from October 1, 2019. According to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, FASTag is mandatory for the registration of all four-wheeled vehicles purchased after December 1, 2017 as well as vehicles in M and N categories. However, it was not been fully implemented in many states. It was also ordered to renew the fitness certificate of the vehicles with this FASTag.

The central government had made FASTag mandatory for all four-wheeled vehicles from January 1, 2021.

Apart from this, several other decisions were also taken in the meeting. They are:

Amendments to the Rules of Procedure (General Administration Department)

Changes will be made to enhance government administration, making it more transparent, dynamic, and people-oriented.
These changes will include provisions regarding matters to be brought before the Cabinet, matters requiring approval by the Hon. Chief Minister or the Hon. Governor, as well as procedures for the Council of Ministers and Cabinet operations.

E-Cabinet Implementation

Cabinet meetings will now be paperless, with an E-Cabinet policy set to be implemented following today's presentation.

Defining Roles and Responsibilities

The powers of the Chief Minister, Ministers, Ministers of State, the Cabinet, and the Council of Ministers will be clearly defined.

Responsibilities related to the functioning of the Legislative Assembly will also be outlined, including the procedure for introducing bills in the Legislative Assembly.

The powers and duties of administrative officials will be determined as part of these changes.