Highways to Hyper-loops / #GST
#EWay
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Where each goods-carrying vehicle becomes a POD ,
travelling non-stop to its destination ! Like packages on a conveyor belt
in modern warehouses
Some 8 MONTHS
back , E-Way Bill process had become a headache
for the Centre , the States , GST Council and of course , for the traders and
manufacturers
That is when, I sent following suggestion to GST
Council Members / other Policy Makers
A New
Way to E-Way ? [ 15
July 2017 ]
Following news report in Business Line ( 09 March 2018 ) confirms the acceptance of my
suggestion,
MY SUGGESTION :
· Aim
to turn India’s highways into friction-less “ Conveyor Belts of Commerce “
· Look
up conveyor belts in the warehouses of Amazon / Flipkart / UPS / FedEx etc ,
which carry hundreds of packages per minute – with each package carrying dozens
of different items ( can we replace “ packages “ with TRUCKS and “ conveyor belts “ with HIGHWAYS ? )
· Each
item within each box , has RFID chip and
QR code ( interlinked )
· Sensors
placed along the conveyor belt “ reads “ each package and each item inside each
package . No need to stop the flow of the packages
BUSINESS LINE NEWS
REPORT :
The government has mooted a proposal to link the unique number embedded in FASTags with the e-way bill generated by the Goods and Services Tax
Network (GSTN). The move will effectively prevent chances of vehicles transporting
goods to places other than those declared.
FASTag employs radio frequency
identification (RFID) technology to enable electronic
payment at tolls on national highways.
The mechanism provides unique numbers for vehicles, ensuring that they can be tracked at
over 400 toll plazas located on the national highways network.
MY SUGGESTION
:
E-way Bill too , will have all the QR Codes / RFID
data , of each item loaded onto the truck ( Price / Origin City / Destination
City / Supplier with GSTN registration number / Recipient with his GSTN
registration number / GST – ISGST – SGST amount for each item / Date of
Dispatch / Validity of E Way Bill etc )
BUSINESS LINE
NEWS REPORT :
In the e-way bill generated by GSTN, transporters have
to declare the origin, destination,
time at which vehicle has to depart, and the number of days it will take to reach its destination, among other particulars.
Effectively, FASTags can apprise the
GSTN and other State enforcement authorities of the route that the vehicle is taking on the national highways, and whether it
is as declared.
MY SUGGESTION
:
Just
like today’s Mobile Apps of UPS / FedEx enable online tracking of each package and of
individual items within each package , that “ high technology interface “ being proposed by the Government should
incorporate the following technologies :
# QR code / RFID chip
# Internet of Things ( IoT )
# BlueTooth / NFC
BUSINESS LINE
NEWS REPORT :
Moreover, if the vehicle is stuck mid-way for some
reason, an application for extension of time can also be expected in advance.
Also, if the transporter asks for an extension of dates in the e-way bill, the data can be cross-checked, explained an official.
“If a vehicle is to go from Delhi to
Chennai, and it goes to Chandigarh [instead], the reason for such deviations can be mapped, which will help the [law] enforcement
agencies,” he added.
The government has already mandated that
all vehicles with four or more wheels — including trucks and buses — sold from
December 1, 2017, have to be fitted with FASTags or RFID
tags.
After December 1, the number of FASTags
has almost doubled to 14 lakh from 7.5 lakh.
These tags store data such as vehicle
registration and class of vehicle, which help arrive at the exact toll to
be charged.
The tags have encrypted vehicle data
such as engine and chassis number as well. These are also enabled to store
other vehicle compliance-related data, including those related to emissions or pollution and insurance.
MY SUGGESTION
:
Dear Members of GST
Council :
Here is YOUR opportunity to lead the way
( - in this case , the HIGHWAY ! )
There is no technical reason why
Software Super Power India , cannot lead the world in ,
“ Ease of Doing Business “
If
you guarantee the business / industry that “ NO
INSPECTOR “ will stop the truck along its journey , they will
willingly implement ANY / ALL technologies to serve the purpose of E Way Bill
Remember
, all corruption starts by permitting HUMANS to
“ interpret “ whether a given
process was “ correct / incorrect “ as prescribed – and collect their “ hafta “ for offering to interpret it in
favour of the Business / Industry , violating the process !
By
implementing my suggestion
,
technology
will SHUT DOWN the truck
engine , upon detection of a violation !
And
automatically unlock the engine when the violation gets corrected by EDITING the E-Way Bill , on GSTN web site
!
BUSINESS LINE NEWS
REPORT :
No mention
of elimination of the “ Inspector Raj “ [ aka, Hafta Toll ], by letting
the unbiased / impartial / fool-proof / instant technology to take over the
reins from those corruptible humans !
Dear Shri Jaitleyji :
Can I expect
a 10 minute discussion on this in today’s meeting of GST Council ?
10
March 2018
www.hemenparekh.in / blogs
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