Jaipur: Under the directions of the state authorities to begin Fastag facility in any respect the toll plazas within the state, out of complete 186 toll plazas within the state, Fastag facility has been activated at 172 toll plazas and within the coming week, Fastag can be activated at 8 extra toll plazas. The facility can be began. Principal Secretary, Public Works Department, Praveen Gupta stated that underneath the management of Deputy Chief Minister and Public Works Department Minister, Diya Kumari, the division, giving precedence to public comfort, accomplished the work of Fastag set up on the toll cubicles of the state in a really brief time.
PWD Principal Secretary Praveen Gupta stated that in lower than a 12 months, Fastag set up work was accomplished at 131 toll cubicles within the state, after which this facility was began. With the introduction of this facility, not solely will individuals’s time be saved, however visitors motion on the routes will even change into simpler and sooner. Through Fastag, drivers must pay solely the prescribed toll charges, which is able to forestall unlawful toll assortment and enhance transparency. With the provision of Fastag facility, automobiles will be capable to go by way of toll cubicles at a sooner pace, which is able to save gasoline and likewise cut back air pollution. With this step, the toll assortment system on the state roads will change into utterly digital and clear, which will even present a greater expertise to the highway customers.
It is noteworthy that aside from NHAI, there are 186 different toll plazas working within the state. Of these, there are 107 toll plazas on 39 roads operated by RSRDC, out of which Fastag facility has been began on 103 toll plazas, and Fastag facility can be began on the remaining 4 within the subsequent one week. Rajasthan State Road Authority (RSHA) There are 40 toll plazas on 22 roads operated by FASTag, out of which this facility is offered on 36 toll plazas and Fastag facility can be began on the remaining 4 within the subsequent one week. Fastag facility has been began at 2 out of 8 toll plazas underneath the State BOT run by the Public Works Department. Additionally, there are 31 toll plazas on 13 roads operated by Ridcor, all of which have FASTag facility. In this manner, there can be transparency in toll assortment by way of Fastag within the state, visitors operations can be simpler, and the general public will get extra amenities.
*Fastag will enhance transparency, enhance income*
The Chief Government Secretary stated that human useful resource contracting is at the moment being applied in particular tenders, the place no bidder has been discovered after the final two or three bidding processes. Additionally, the present toll operators are working these toll plazas on an growth foundation. A significant downside with these outdated operators is that they aren’t displaying curiosity in utilizing the FASTAG system they usually might even attempt to disable this technique, resulting from which correct monitoring of auto visitors just isn’t doable. Such complaints have additionally been acquired. The objective of introducing human useful resource contracting is to unravel this downside, in order that the FASTAG system might be activated. With this, correct monitoring of auto pace might be completed and document of the precise variety of automobiles passing by way of the toll can be accessible. Once this technique is applied, it could possibly be sure that income assortment is predicated on precise visitors, and any inconsistencies attributable to handbook counting or operator inefficiency might be corrected.
Revenue era might be optimized:
The correct knowledge collected by FASTAG will even permit us to regulate toll charges based mostly on precise visitors circulation, thereby optimizing income era. When FASTAG turns into totally practical, it won’t solely repair Aadhaar income, but in addition create a extra clear and environment friendly system. The final aim is to re-auction the toll plazas after the implementation of FASTAG, thereby making certain a extra aggressive and truthful bidding course of for future operators.
Transparency will enhance:
As a real-life instance, a toll plaza the place human useful resource contracting was efficiently examined noticed a dramatic enhance in income. This development displays the potential advantages of adopting FASTAG and eradicating the outdated system, the place operators engaged in cash-based transactions and intentionally stored the FASTAG system inactive. The shift to this contemporary, automated strategy can have widespread advantages in different toll plazas as nicely, bettering revenues and transparency in operations.
