Lok Sabha Question No. 2649 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: GPS-enabled Toll Collection
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Dushyant Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2649

ANSWERED ON 17TH MARCH, 2022

## GPS-ENABLED TOLL COLLECTION

2649. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  introduce  Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled toll collection in the country and if so, the details and present status thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has conducted any study on this technology with regard to Indian context and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of vehicles which are enabled with GPS in the country, statewise;
- (d) whether the Government has any information regarding GPS-enabled toll collection technology in any country in the world and if so, the performance of the technology in the respective countries;
- (e) the details of the consultation and stakeholders involved in this regard; and
- (f)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  such  real  time  tracking  of vehicles  using  this  GPS  enabled  technology  can  also  be  misused  for unlawful activities,  if  so,  the  measures  being  incorporated  to  safeguard privacy and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) Barrier less tolling with the help of the use of Automatic Number Plate Recognition Camera and Satellite Navigation tolling is being studied. A Consultant, through competitive bidding, has been engaged for it and a team  of  experts,  including  international  subject  matter  experts,  are currently  working  on  the  study  of  global  good  practices  &  readiness assessment  as  well  as  preparation  of  standards  &  specifications  and requisite legal changes.
- (b) Yes, Sir. A pilot study was conducted by National Highways Authority of India on the Delhi -Mumbai Corridor in the year 2020. The pilot was run on identified commercial trucks using Indian Space Research Organisation's Navigation satellite system and India -manufactured vehicle On-Board Units (OBU), as per Automotive Industry Standard -140.
- (c) State wise count of VLTD (Vehicle Location Tracking Device) fitment as  per  VAHAN  4.0  (National  Register  of  Vehicles/RC)  is  placed  in  the Annexure.
- (d) Tolling using Global Navigation Satellite system (GNSS) is operational in  a  number  of  countries  across  the  world,  which  includes  Germany, Russia, Slovakia, etc. GNSS-based tolling system is operational on a road length of 50,000 km, 51,000+ km and 17,700 km of highways in Germany, Russia and Slovakia, respectively. The system has an automatic log-on of 98.8% in Germany.
- (e) The satellite-based tolling shall be designed in view of the applicable laws pertaining to privacy of users and other legal & regulatory provisions.
- (f) Government has notified Automotive Industry Standard 140, which is a standard for Vehicle Location Tracking Devices (GPS enabled Technology).  AIS  140  refers  to  'IS/ISO/TR  12859:  2009 -  Intelligent Transport  Systems -System  Architecture -Privacy  Aspects  in  ITS Standards  and  Systems' for developing the systems  to meet  the requirements of this standard.

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2649  FOR  17.03.2022  ASKED  BY  SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH REGARDING GPS-ENABLED TOLL COLLECTION

## Details of vehicles which are enabled with GPS:

| Serial No.   | State/UT                           |   Total Fitments |
|--------------|------------------------------------|------------------|
| 1.           | Andaman &Nicobar Island            |                1 |
| 2.           | Andhra Pradesh                     |               18 |
| 3.           | Arunachal Pradesh                  |               26 |
| 4.           | Assam                              |              197 |
| 5.           | Bihar                              |              134 |
| 6.           | Chandigarh                         |              944 |
| 7.           | Chhattisgarh                       |            13592 |
| 8.           | Delhi                              |            29705 |
| 9.           | Goa                                |             9112 |
| 10.          | Gujarat                            |              911 |
| 11.          | Haryana                            |              727 |
| 12.          | Himachal Pradesh                   |            10824 |
| 13.          | Jammu &Kashmir                     |             1068 |
| 14.          | Jharkhand                          |              546 |
| 15.          | Karnataka                          |             4932 |
| 16.          | Kerala                             |             2271 |
| 17.          | Ladakh                             |                5 |
| 18.          | Madhya Pradesh                     |                1 |
| 19.          | Maharashtra                        |            38680 |
| 20.          | Manipur                            |                1 |
| 21.          | Meghalaya                          |              271 |
| 22.          | Mizoram                            |               45 |
| 23.          | Nagaland                           |              134 |
| 24.          | Odisha                             |              279 |
| 25.          | Puducherry                         |               66 |
| 26.          | Punjab                             |              947 |
| 27.          | Rajasthan                          |             4386 |
| 28.          | Sikkim                             |                1 |
| 29.          | Tamil Nadu                         |             1842 |
| 30.          | Telangana                          |                2 |
| 31.          | Tripura                            |               14 |
| 32.          | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |               60 |
| 33.          | Uttarakhand                        |            14401 |
| 34.          | Uttar Pradesh                      |             1073 |
| 35.          | West Bengal                        |              342 |
| Total        | Total                              |           137558 |

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