Now FASTag can be used to pay toll tax as well as pay parking fee. Recently, the first Fastag based parking management system has started in Jammu and Kashmir at the general bus stand. An official spokesperson associated with the matter gave this information.
Principal Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department, Dheeraj Gupta inaugurated the state-of-the-art system in multi-storey parking and urged the citizens to maintain traffic discipline by parking their vehicles at the places extended for parking in the last few years.
He appreciated the Jammu Development Authority (JDA) and IDFC First Bank for partnering in this initiative and said that the administration is committed to provide assistance to establish an effective traffic management system in the Union Territory.
Payment will be done through the app
According to the official, the parking works through an app called ‘Park Plus’, which allows people to find, book and pay for parking spaces in advance. Additionally, they can use the FASTag installed on their cars to pay for parking spaces without any human intervention, the spokesperson said. This is first of its kind initiative in Jammu and second in the country.
What is FASTag?
FASTag was launched as part of the Government of India’s initiative to increase digital transactions at toll plazas. Fastags are issued by many banks and digital wallet aggregators. A sticker is pasted on the windshield of FASTag vehicles. The sticker contains a chip which is linked to the user’s bank account or digital wallet.
