Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Sunday, 3 August 2025

From e-Notices to TRANS-TAX

 



Respected Shri Nitin Gadkari ji,


Pranam.

I read with great interest the recent article in The Hindu BusinessLine titled:


“E-notices to be served to violators under barrier-less toll system”


👉 https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/e-notices-to-be-served-to-violators-under-barrier-less-toll-system/article69886404.ece


This is not just a welcome step — it is the beginning of a digital revolution in

 how India governs its roads.


May I respectfully suggest:


🟢 e-Notices mark the beginning


🟢 But TRANS-TAX is the final frontier


In 2018, I had proposed a real-time pollution-pricing system:


👉 HARM QUOTIENT and TRANS-TAX


https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2018/11/hq.html


This would assign a HARM QUOTIENT (HQ) to every vehicle based on fuel type,

 usage, congestion footprint, and emissions — and automatically levy a TRANS-

TAX as they move across city zones.



Why Now?


In my recent blog:


👉 TRANS-TAX: The Final Frontier


https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2025/07/trans-tax-final-frontier.html


...I argue that with India’s digital readiness — FASTag, NaVIC GPS, dashcams, and

 automatic number plate recognition — we are now poised to implement “pollute

 more, pay more” taxation.


Further, in


👉 Project ROTE: Reduction of Transport Emissions


https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2025/06/project-rote-reduction-of-transport.html,


I’ve proposed a 2-year simulation targeting a 50% reduction in PM2.5, using

 TRANS-TAX and a reward-based TRANS-SCORE.



The Vision

Sir, under your leadership, India can build the world’s first:


"Online, Real-Time, Vehicle-Level Environmental Taxation

 

System"

 

Such a system will:


  • Penalize high-emission vehicles automatically

  • Incentivize low-emission behavior and route choices

  • Nudge citizens to shift to electric vehicles and shared transport

  • Make urban air cleaner — and urban mobility smarter



We have the digital stack. We have public support. We now have e-notices.

Let us not stop halfway. Let’s go the whole hog.

With deepest regards and continued admiration for your transformative work,


Hemen Parekh



www.HemenParekh.ai  /  www.IndiaAGI.ai  /  www.My-Teacher.in / 04 Aug 2025


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