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And his name is Nitin Navigator Gadkari
Thank You, Nitinbhai
What For :
Toll
plazas will be removed, tax to be deducted automatically from bank
accounts : Union Minister Nitin Gadkari
/ ET
/ 04 Aug 2022
Extract :
The Union government on Wednesday informed Rajya Sabha it will soon
introduce a new
technology that will deduct tolls directly from bank accounts, thereby ensuring
the removal of Toll-Plazas on roads and hassle free travel
“ We are in the process. We are yet to take an official decision on the
kind of technology. The number-plate technology is good.
There will be no toll plaza and there will be a SOPHISTICATED
COMPUTERIZED DIGITALIZED system
There will be NO QUEUES . No person . Nothing will be there and it can
give a great relief to the people by and large. And the Government will get the ABSOLUTE REVENUE from
that “ , Gadkari said
According to the Minister, the government is thinking over two options
to collect the toll
One is a SATELLITE-BASED toll system where the GPS of the car will help
directly collect toll tax from the bank account.
The other option is the number plate . We can replace the old number
plate with the new number plate and there will be the Computerized System by
which we can use the software to collect the toll, he said
“ The easiest system is :
# when you start from the point,
it will register
# and when you leave the highway,
it will once again register
So, only the exact amount the car drove , will be deducted from the
owner’s account
We are already working on it. We have not made up our mind as far as the
selection of technology is concerned. But within a month, we will select the
technology. We will use all the SOPHISTICATED TECHNOLOGY of the WORLD , which will be useful for the people
“ , the Minister said
Gadkari said that the government will also need to introduce a bill in
parliament as there are no legal provisions to deal with those who violate the
new system.
“ We will introduce the BEST SYSTEM in the world. I will try my best
to do it as soon as possible within 6 months “, he added
Dear Shri Gadkariji,
It is possible that, for the sake of “ ease of implementation “, experts
may advise you to opt for Number-Plate technology . However, you may want to ask
those experts :
( A )….. MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS
In course of next 2 years, can the selected technology go beyond just
automatic collection of TOLL TAX
TRANS TAX ?
( B )…. COVERAGE
From (say) 30 million vehicles currently using Highways, can it cover all
300
million vehicles of India ,
( C )….. GEOGRAPHICAL REACH
From locating vehicles on 1 lakh KM of highways, can it locate and collect
TRANS TAX from any
( D )…… VEHICLE TYPES
Going beyond merely road-running vehicles, can it collect tax from
vehicle plying on rivers ( boats )
( E )…… SHIFT FROM OWNERSHIP TO SERVICE
Can it incentivise PUBLIC TRANSPORT and dis-incentivise PRIVATE
transport ?
( F )…… POLLUTION REDUCTION
Can it incentivise LESS POLLUTING vehicles and dis-incentivise MORE
POLLUTING vehicles ?
( G )…… ACCLERATING EV
ADOPTION
Can it accelerate scrapping of OLD ( Petrol ) vehicles and help faster
adoption of NEW ( EV ) vehicles ?
( H )…… SPREADING OUT TRAFFIC
Can it encourage use of vehicles at “ NON PEAK HOURS ‘ , thereby
reducing traffic congestions /
( I )…… REVENUE GENERATION
In place of FASTag based toll collection on NHs, reaching Rs 33,274 crore
in entire FY 22, will this
Rs 33,000 crore , EVERY WEEK ?
Dear Shri Gadkariji,
Opportunity does not knock twice !
Please ask the experts to thoroughly study my following 4 YEAR old suggestion
and then tell you their reservations ( if any ) re its superiority over any other
technology :
Ø Transport
: an Integrated Logistic Plan ? …………………..[ 20 Nov 2018 ]
Extact ( For complete working
details, please read the blog ) :
ROAD-MAP TO ACHIEVE
THESE OBJECTIVES
o Levying of TRANS-TAX on all
vehicles from birth to death of a vehicle ( irrespective of change in ownership
through gifting / selling )
o TRANS-TAX will get collected automatically and for each hour of a vehicle’s life
o In this collection process ,
there will be NO HUMAN INTERVENTION whatsoever
o Amount of TRANS-TAX to be
collected every hour , will depend on it’s TRANSCORE
o A vehicle’s TRANSCORE will be
based on its total HQ [ Harm Quotient ] for that hour
o Higher the total HQ [ TRANSCORE ]
, higher the TRANS-TAX ( directly proportional )
o Logic : To lower their TRANS-TAX
liability , people will opt for vehicles and driving conditions which generate
a low TRANSCORE
o TRANS-TAX will replace all other
vehicle-related taxes ( eg : Registration tax / Road Tax etc ) , other than the
GST payable by buyer at time of purchase of vehicle
o TRANS-TAX will be uniform
throughout India but credited to the State in which vehicle is, at each hour of
its life
o TRANS-TAX will be computed as per
following HQ MATRIX . For exact mechanism , look up para on
TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM below
o This is a conceptual frame work
and transport experts may debate and come up with a different set of “ Factors
“ / “ Weightages “ / “ Rating Scales “
· Without doubt , all of these will
differ from country to country and from time to time , within the same country
TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM
This will
consist of the following :
Ø NaviC : the Navigator
Satellite based “ Vehicle Tracking / Monitoring “ system, covering entire
India. This will track all 220 + Million vehicles , on 24x7 , taking one reading
every 10 minute to compute the HQ of each vehicle. Final HQ for a given hour will
be the average of the 6 readings / hour
Based on (variable ?) TRANS-TAX formula, NaviC will, every hour, deduct
appropriate amount from FASTag RFID embedded in each vehicle and transfer to
designated account of concerned State Government
For details of how this will work , read :
http://meity.gov.in/development-navic-chip-commercialcivilian-purposes
All you need to know about our desi navigation system —
NaviC
Indian company launches 'desi GPS' module that will run
on NAVIC signals
All
vehicles
All Vehicle manufacturers will be mandated to embedded the vehicles
with FASTag RFID sensors and other sensors , listed at :
Internet of Vehicles [ 04 March
2017 ]
From these
sensors , NaviC will be able to pick up DATA re :
Ø
Energy Source – Type
of vehicle – Capacity – Manufacturing date – Purpose – Emission levels etc , from
all vehicles – ships – planes – drones etc
Trucks transporting GOODS , ( and embedded with RFID FASTags into all carried
packages ) will enable NaviC to integrate with e-way bill system , as described in
:
Pre-loaded “ Payment Wallets “ [ FASTag ] , linked with owners’ Bank Accounts
for automatic deductions every hour
HOW WILL THIS SYSTEM WORK ?
Based on the continuous feedback ( of position of each vehicle )
by NaviC satellite, algorithm will do the following :
# Calculate the “ TRAN-SCORE “ for each and every vehicle , every hour and
publish it on a
web site
# Based on this “ TRAN-SCORE “ compute “ TRANS-TAX “ payable by each
vehicle for each
hour and
Wallet “ [ FASTag ]
# If there is NIL balance in the Payment Wallet , immobilize the concerned
vehicle , till payment gets made
# Provide data to Insurance Companies for “ Dynamic “ insurance premiums
payable
LINKAGE OF TRANSCORE WITH AMOUNT OF “ TRANS –
TAX “ PAYABLE
Since TRANS – TAX is a replacement for the Road-Taxes ( except that it is payable
and automatically deduced every hour ) , establishing a linkage would require ,
tabulating the road – taxes ( and other vehicle-ownership related taxes , if any )
for each type of
vehicle in each State
I have not done this compilation but here is a suggestion :
Have 5 slabs of TRANSCORE as follows :
0-100 / 101–200 / 201-300 /
301-400 / 401–500
The lowest slab ( 0 – 100 ) will attract approximately the same amount of total
ANNUAL ROAD-TAX that a given type of vehicle is currently pays . Call this BASE
SLAB
Of course , other than a vehicle which is locked up in a garage for the entire year ,
no other vehicle which is being used regularly , can be in the BASE SLAB ,
throughout the year !
In fact , in the most likely scenario , a vehicle might have its TRANSCORE
fluctuate all the way from ( say ) 50 to as high as 450 , during different times of
the day !
Linkage for the higher slabs can be :
· 101
– 200 > 150 %
of the BASE SLAB tax
· 201
– 300 > 200 %
· 301 - 400 > 250 %
· 401 - 500 > 300 %
Idea behind such an upward SLIDING SCALE is to discourage usages which attract
high HQ
With regards,
Hemen Parekh
/ hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 07
Aug 2022
RELATED READINGS :
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POLLUTION
SOLUTION , aka " PollSolv " ………………………[ 30 Dec 2015 ]
2016 ( 1 )
Public transport as a solution ?
………………………………………[ 15 Feb 2016 ]
2017 ( 1 )
Internet of Vehicles ( IoV ) ?................................... [ 04 Mar 2017 ]
2018 ( 2 )
A
Grand Challenge ?................................................ [ 07 Dec
2018 ]
Trans-portability Theory ………………………………………….. ..[ 11 Dec 2018 ]
2019 ( 3 )
National Clean Air Tax ? – a
Pigovian tax ? …………….[ 12 Jan 2019 ]
Pigovian
Tax for Polluters ? …………………………………………..[ 03 Apr 2019 ]
Traffic
Congestion ? Finally, a solution in sight ? ………..[ 31 May 2019 ]
2020 ( 2 )
Calculate
Harm Quotient for Road Tax …………………………[ 19 Sept 2020 ]
Gadkariji
: From a Vision to a Mission ………………………….[ 17 Dec 2020 ]
Extract :
Let there be no doubt that the convergence described above can enable
a NaVIC satellite
,
Ø Reading “ vehicle data “ which is hard-coded into factory-installed sensors
( see TABLE below )
Ø Instantaneously / continuously / dynamically, compute each vehicle’s HARM
QUOTIENT
Ø Automatically – and 24x7 – deduct a TRANS-TAX from prepaid RFID (
substituting road tax / toll etc )
|
Srl No |
Factor for computing HARM
QUOTIENT |
Alternatives(Vehicles/Usage) |
Can this data be hard-coded In factory-installed Sensors in vehicles ? |
|
1 |
Energy Source |
Petrol-Diesel vs EV-Hybrid |
yes |
|
2 |
Ownership |
Private vs Public |
Yes |
|
3 |
Purpose |
Passenger vs Goods |
Yes |
|
4 |
Age of Vehicle |
New vs Old |
Yes |
|
5 |
Type of Vehicle |
3 wheeler vs 4 wheeler |
Yes |
|
6 |
Capacity |
No of persons vs No of Tons |
Yes |
|
7 |
WHERE running |
City Roads vs Highways |
No – Real-time determination by Satellite |
|
8 |
WHEN running |
Day vs Night( Peak/Non Peak ) |
No – Real-time determination by Satellite |
Dear Shri Gadkariji,
All that is needed to implement my suggestion is to challenge our Scientists /
Technocrats /
Software geeks
I believe DESTINY has scripted that YOU are the chosen one to issue this
challenge !
2021 ( 1 )
Gadkariji
: Green Tax is Good ……………………………………….[ 26 Jan 2021 ]
2022 ( 2 )
On
the Horizon : Internet of Vehicles ( IoV ) ……………….[ 14 Apr 2022 ]
MISC
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