While the guidelines of the Ministry of Union are only prescribed GPS trackers for commuting vehicles, the state government also included trucks that bear goods.
“/>While the guidelines of the Ministry of Union are only prescribed GPS trackers for commuting vehicles, the state government also included trucks that bear goods. All public service buses, taxis and authors in Tamil Nadu, a total of around 14 LAKH, have to install vehicles for the vehicle tracking devices (VLTD). The devices are connected to a 24 -x control area, which is set up in the headquarters of the transport department in Guindy. After the Nirbhaya case 13 years ago, several courts had asked the states to insist on VLTDs for vehicles for public services, and in 2018 the center also issued a guideline.
The State Minister of the Interior Dheeraj Kumar issued a government on August 26 that cited the Commissioner for Transport and Road Safety to ensure the trackers for all vehicles for public services. Based on this, the traffic department on September 3rd called for the expressions of interest from authorized operators to deliver the devices and offer the 24×7 service and support.
The traffic commissioner R Gajalakshmi said that Tracker was mandatory to receive fitness, registration, permission to grant and extend. “When every operator comes for FC, RTOs were instructed to look for the VLTD. This will be associated with the upcoming 24 -x state control room, which is set up in our transportation in Guindy,” she said, adding that about 14 LAKH vehicles are to be brought under the net.
Gajalakshmi said that live tracking would help the government of the government to help passengers during the night trips, help in the event of accidents on highways and the police draw attention to crimes everywhere in the state.
While the guidelines of the Ministry of Union are only prescribed GPS trackers for commuting vehicles, the state government also included trucks that bear goods. Officials said this could help to pursue accidents and prevent crimes such as sand mining at night.
S Yuvaraj, head of the Federation of the Tamil Nadu State Sand Lorry owner, has requested the government to remove trucks and trucks from the mandate. “We do not wear passengers. We already have GPS trackers, but now the government wants us to buy from the registered providers. What if they sell the devices at bloated prices,” he asked.
Private bus operators also rejected the government and asked them to buy the devices from the providers registered with them. “We have been certified by central norms for years. The Supreme Court has instructed all government to set up a control room, but TN has not done this for years. If this is the case, we can only give you access to you,” said an Balagan, President, Tamil Nadu Omni Bus Association.
Sivasubramanian Jayaraman from the Institute for Transport and Development Policy said that VLTDS will also enable data acquisition. “They are currently carrying out monthly polls for up to six months for road projects, and this data has been used for projects for years. Live persecution will help to investigate traffic patterns across the state,” he added.
- Published on September 13, 2025 at 1:21 p.m.
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