NHAI discontinues KYV for new car FASTags issued from 1 February 2026
NHAI announced on 1 January 2026 that the Know Your Vehicle (KYV) process will be discontinued for all new car FASTags from 1 February 2026, with mandatory VAHAN-based validation before activation instead.
Summary
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) announced on 1 January 2026 that it will discontinue the Know Your Vehicle (KYV) process for all new FASTags issued to cars, jeeps and vans from 1 February 2026. For existing car FASTags, KYV will no longer be a routine requirement and will be needed only on complaints such as loose FASTags, wrong issuance or misuse. NHAI has instead made VAHAN-based validation mandatory before activation, ended post-activation validation, and allowed RC-based validation by issuer banks only where VAHAN data is unavailable.
Key facts
- Change
- KYV discontinued for new car/jeep/van FASTags
- Effective
- 1 February 2026
- Existing FASTags
- KYV only on complaints (loose tag, wrong issuance, misuse)
- New safeguard
- Mandatory VAHAN validation before activation
- Exception
- RC-based validation by issuer bank if VAHAN data unavailable
Practice MCQs 2 questions
From which date has NHAI discontinued the Know Your Vehicle (KYV) process for new car FASTags?
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Correct answer: C — 1 February 2026
PIB (MoRTH): NHAI discontinued KYV for cars for all new FASTag issuances with effect from 1 February 2026.
Under NHAI's revised FASTag norms announced in January 2026, vehicle details must be validated against which database before activation?
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Correct answer: B — VAHAN
PIB (MoRTH): FASTag activation is permitted only after validation of vehicle details from the VAHAN database.