RTA special drive against tax defaulters

The Regional Transport Authority (RTA) officials have decided to carry out special drives across the city and crack the whip on vehicles which have defaulted on their tax dues.

Some defaulters were to have dues pending to the tune of Rs 1 lakh which has resulted in authorities sending them periodic reminders and intercepting vehicles on roads. RTA officials have found that approximately about 5,000 transport vehicles have defaulted on their tax dues across all the RTA offices in all zones in the city.

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RTA sources, defaulters owe RTA taxes and arrears in the range of Rs 3,000 to Rs 1 lakh. These taxes are levied on all vehicles with commercial licenses and contract carriage licenses like autos, buses, trucks, etc. The dues for some vehicles were compounding as the vehicles have been seized by loan recovery agents, officials said.

For the special drive, motor vehicle inspectors (MVIs) have been deputed across different check posts and the officials hope to recover the taxes at the earliest.