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Gro Digital and IDFC FIRST Bank Tie Up for Fleet FASTag

8 August 20251 min read
BANKING & FINANCEGro Digital andIDFC FIRST BankTie Up for FleetFASTag8 August 2025safalsetu.com

Why in the news

A logistics platform and a bank will bundle tolling and roadside help for commercial fleets.

Key facts

  • Gro Digital Platforms: promoted by Ashok Leyland and Hinduja Leyland Finance; set up in 2021; links freight originators with fleet operators.
  • The offer promises seamless toll payment, cashless dealings, real-time tracking and transparency.
  • Under Sadak Ka Saathi (SKS), SKS points become nodal FASTag distribution centres and eligible users get Roadside Assistance.

About FASTag

  • Electronic toll collection using RFID, deducting tolls without stopping at plazas.
  • Run by NPCI under NETC, as mandated by the Road Transport and Highways Ministry.

Exam angle

  • Technology: RFID; operator: NPCI.
  • Bank partner: IDFC FIRST Bank.

Test yourself

1. Which bank partnered with Gro Digital Platforms to launch FASTag services for fleet operators?

Gro signed an MoU with IDFC FIRST Bank.

2. FASTag uses which technology for automatic toll deduction?

FASTag relies on Radio Frequency Identification.

3. Gro Digital Platforms is jointly promoted by Hinduja Leyland Finance and which company?

Ashok Leyland and Hinduja Leyland Finance promote Gro.

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