The Ministry of Commerce and Industry on 16th June 2021 announced that in order to reduce logistics costs on-road transportation, the Government of India, Department of Commerce, Logistics Division has developed a risk-based approach on implementation of smart enforcement of rules and regulations related to road-based violations by trucks.
It has also developed an IT based solution to make enforcement mechanism technology driven.
They said that there are delays in logistics due to random stoppages for physical checking of vehicles and verification of documents etc.

The key features of the integrated smart solution are:

  1. Integration of GST data with VAHAN database- An IT application that would fetch data related to goods being carried on the truck from the existing Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) database, and the information related to the vehicle from the VAHAN database.
  2. Faster availability of Information- Make this data available to enforcement officers on the road in advance for approaching trucks
  3. Ratings to Trucks- Based on a risk matrix that uses historical patterns, the app assigns a risk profile to the truck helping the officers decide whether to stop it for further scrutiny.
  4. All-in-one app- It requires the officer to issue all fines, penalties, or any other punitive measure through the app, ensuring transparency.
  5. Implementation of rules thru app- The app includes features that keep records and help reduce ad-hoc implementation of these rules and regulations
  6. Integration with various sensors- The application would have the ability to integrate with all the sensors; Weigh in Motion, and cameras available with the state government or National Highway Authority to allow remote enforcement.
  7. Reduce human intervention- This would significantly reduce the need to deploy officers on the ground since the app would be able to alert officers whenever a vehicle is in violation.

The benefits that would accrue from the adoption of the App will be as follows:
  1. Lead to decrease in number of physical checks of commercial vehicles by the enforcement officers
  2. Overall reduction in the number of cash challan by issuing e-challan using the system.
  3. Reduction in deployment of work-force on Roads leading to better manpower utilization
  4. Higher revenue collection due to reduced human intervention
  5. Improved targeting of offenders
  6. Reduction in Logistics Cost (currently at 13% of GDP).
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