For Bankers, CTS means Cheque Truncation System, in the
near future they have to be familiar with another CTS i.e. Common Tolling
System.
The funds movements between the various stake holders
will be via Bank Accounts / eWallets/Pre-Paid Cards or other new payment tools.
IHMCL has released an RFP for Selection of Vendor for
Design, Develop, Commissioning and Operations & Maintenance of Common
Tolling Software (CTS)
CTS RFP Highlights: -
Highlight 01) CTS Application will run on Distributed
Ledger System.
Highlight 02) CTS Application will have 5 major modules i.e A) General
System Requirements B) Finance and Accounts Module C) Integration Module D)
Employee Module E) Maintenance Module
Highlight 03) Complete integration with
all lane level equipment i.e a)Incident Capture Camera b) RFID Reader c)
Automatic Vehicle Classification System (AVC) d) Automatic lane exit barrier e)
Recognition camera f) Induction loop for
vehicle detection g) Weigh-in-motion sensor
h) Overhead lane sign / Canopy lane status display (CSLD) i) Toll Collector
Terminal g) Credit / Debit / CSC terminal / validator
Highlight 04) The System is also required to ensure
a minimum throughput per hour per toll lane, for the vehicles as per various collection
modes a) FASTag __ 1200 vehicles per hour b) Cash __ 240 vehicles per hour c)
Smart Card __ 600 vehicles per hour d) Validation __ 600 vehicles per hour
Highlight 05) The primary recovery mode of Toll in
CTS is via FASTag. If the vehicle is not FASTag enabled or there is
insufficient balance in the FASTag wallet, then toll has to be recovered via
Cash, Credit/Debit Card, UPI, Mobile Wallets or any other legal tender
Highlight 06) Provision of Weigh-in Motion Bridge
to calculate the vehicle load and levy penalties for overloaded vehicles as
CMVR, 1989 provisions.
Highlight 07) Provision for issuance of paper
receipts in case of non-FASTag payments.
CTS Benefits: -
Benefit 01) Minimal
waiting time for travellers at the Toll Gates
Benefit 02)
Users can choose to pay in a variety of modes i.e FASTag is the preferred
choice. Otherwise, Cash, Credit/Debit Card, UPI, Mobile Wallets or any other
legal tender as and when such facilities are available.
Benefit 03) Reward
Programs for frequent users can be executed without much hiccups
Benefit 04) Reduction
in the overall travelling time, with AI based traffic prediction programs
Benefit 05) Reduction
in Turn Over Time to resolve vehicle breakdowns
Benefit 06) Reduced
stress for Drivers as the overall journey experience can be predicted in
advance
Benefit 07) Minimal
disruptions by Toll Operators, as toll passage is deemed free under MoRTH
notification no. GSR 427(E) dated 18 January 2018, if at a toll plaza, the
FASTag system is unable to read a tag or generate a receipt, passage through
the toll plaza is deemed free.
Such a failure could be on
account of (1) failure at the back-end at the level of the NETC, in
recording the transaction,
or (2) failure at the level of the toll plaza to read the FASTag or classify
the vehicle, or failure to
compute the toll collectible, or failure to record the transaction locally.
This does not apply in case of a defective
tag, including tags with insufficient balance
So, toll plaza commuters get ready for an amazing
experience as you criss-cross toll plazas across India.
Disclaimer:
These are my personal views only. The bottom line is Mission ‘#LessCashNotCashless’.
Nothing more, Nothing less.
