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#FASTag- Convenience or Money Matter?? - a thread for @NHAI_Official @MORTHIndia
1. On February 16th, govt implemented long pending FASTag in toll plazas across the country. FASTag is now mandatory for all existing vehicles on the road, & no new vehicle can be taken w/o (1 of 8)
1. On February 16th, govt implemented long pending FASTag in toll plazas across the country. FASTag is now mandatory for all existing vehicles on the road, & no new vehicle can be taken w/o (1 of 8)
2. FASTag in them.
What is FASTag - A reloadable tag which enables automatic deduction of toll & lets you pass through the toll plaza w/o stopping for cash. FASTag is linked to prepaid account frm which the applicable toll amount is deducted. (2/8)
What is FASTag - A reloadable tag which enables automatic deduction of toll & lets you pass through the toll plaza w/o stopping for cash. FASTag is linked to prepaid account frm which the applicable toll amount is deducted. (2/8)
3 . Now, how much does a FASTag cost – Initial cost is ₹500 – of which ₹100 is the service for the tag, ₹200 is refundable security deposit and ₹200 would be loaded into the tag for use at #TollPlazas. You can keep on reloading the wallet as per your travel plans. (3/8)
#CashlessConsumer #Policy The Committee of Experts (CoE), led by #KrisGopalakrishnan, released a revised report on the Non-Personal Data (NPD) Framework (NPD Version 2) report on 16 December 2020 static.mygov.in/rest/s3fs-publ… 1/
Payments has seen data governance related regulation since #PaymentsDataLocalisation and data governance (both personal and non-personal data) impacts consumers as much as any other regulation 2/
#CashlessConsumer in the past have expressed strongly on issues of data governance, especially with #BBPS (medium.com/cashlessconsum…) and #FASTag (docs.google.com/document/d/e/2…) 3/ 
Lets look how #FASTag is well coordinated for a single agenda - sale of public funded highways to global finance and select interests (who may/may not fund electoral bonds).
Also, a side look on how Federalism is being eaten for breakfast by @CMOTamilNadu #Loot #Alert #Thread
Also, a side look on how Federalism is being eaten for breakfast by @CMOTamilNadu #Loot #Alert #Thread
If you own a car / transport business, #FASTag would have been the new #Aadhaar for you with incessant messages / deadlines for mandatory #FASTag et al.
There is lot more to #FASTag than just convinience - Read thewire.in/political-econ…
Infrastructure financing, Surveillance etc
There is lot more to #FASTag than just convinience - Read thewire.in/political-econ…
Infrastructure financing, Surveillance etc
The 25 odd years of highway development in India, has seen many different models.
The age old one being - state (Central / State govt) building (and maintaining) highways with its own money from its budget. This is called 'Publicly Funded Highways'
The age old one being - state (Central / State govt) building (and maintaining) highways with its own money from its budget. This is called 'Publicly Funded Highways'
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Just read about #Paranur toll plaza violence that happened over weekend. The issue is mainstream debate in Tamil media. #Thread
Just read about #Paranur toll plaza violence that happened over weekend. The issue is mainstream debate in Tamil media. #Thread
The incident allegedly sparked off after SETC bus entered over the extreme left lane meant for 2 wheeler / emergency vehicles and there was a verbal tussle between driver and toll staff.
#Paranur toll is highly saturated, gets 2.5x traffic than designed capacity of the highway.
#Paranur toll is highly saturated, gets 2.5x traffic than designed capacity of the highway.
It must also be noted the concession period has ended and there is a case pending in Madras HC. Voices in media suggest bouncers being used to collect toll (and there are allegations of dwindling0
Putting 12 stage roadmap to cashless economy presented in mid 2015 in #ThanjavurKalvettu
More, this one on #FASTag . In 2015, FASTag + EWB integration was 'imagined'. I will leave it to you on who is ruling the country.
As for their execution skills, we all no better now.
As for their execution skills, we all no better now.
This is awesome. VoterID linking with #Aadhaar was too imagined in the book
This is a thread on the #FasTag fiasco - why the intentions are dubious and why it deserves to be classified as a scam
While the NaMo Govt would like us to believe that #FasTag is meant for the convenience of users, the real reasons appear to lie elsewhere - particularly the notoriously opaque revenue streams from road projects.
Road project concessionaires are known to not indulge in gross cost padding - which translates directly into higher tolls - but divert revenue streams away from their loan obligations, which has brought only grief to banks, especially PSBs
Repeat after me: #FASTag is an asset monitoring technology for the lenders (highway traffic measurement for infrastructure assets & vehicle control -- toll block / geo-fence -- for vehicle loans) masquerading as toll collection technology providing convenience.
Repeat after me: #BBPS is an investment lead generation technology for the lenders (consumption data of utilities for infrastructure for equity investments & family consumption/scoring for household finance) masquerading as bill collection technology providing convenience.
Repeat after me: #GSTN is a trade surveillance technology masquerading as simplified(!!) tax collection technology.
Another story on #PayTech from @TheKenWeb, this time on @BharatBillPay #BBPS and NPCI being a behemoth the-ken.com/story/knock-kn…. Time for thread again, full disclosure I haven't read @tam_arund piece since I dont subscribe.
First up some fact checking on email, tweets. Then some commentary about BBPS, then the larger idea of NPCI being the behemoth, what it means to industry, @CashlessConsumr and the whole data game.
First, commentary on the email from @r0h1n
// Because there’s just no telling when it will decide to become a competitor. //
They are in for it to super control the market, not compete. Even on BHIM in UPI, technically, NPCI is operator, the banks are the players market wise.
// Because there’s just no telling when it will decide to become a competitor. //
They are in for it to super control the market, not compete. Even on BHIM in UPI, technically, NPCI is operator, the banks are the players market wise.
