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Opportunity for hearing till June 30, after that there will be seizure
fact file
On June 11, 599 school buses of 71 educational institutions reached the mechanical examination camp, defects were found in 29 buses, 46 thousand fine was collected.
On June 18, 123 buses were checked, all were found fit.
722 school buses have been investigated, 1400 buses registered in the district.
Complaint of BP, Sugar to 8 driver-operators.
-312 buses have become very old.
(File photo- School buses reached for investigation in the camp organized at Police Parade Ground)
Raipur (Naiduniya Representative). In Raipur district, 312 school buses which are more than 12 years old are plying on the roads without any hindrance. The shocking thing is that up to five crore road tax is due on these buses. The transport department neither It is not able to stop the operation of these buses, nor is it able to collect tax. The registration of these buses has also not been canceled by the school management. Mechanical checking of school buses at the police parade ground in the past days, when transport of buses not coming to the camp And this information came to the fore when the traffic police department investigated the information. Now the transport department has issued a notice to the operators of 312 school buses to collect the outstanding road tax of five crores, giving them time till June 30 to deposit the outstanding tax. Citing the Act, a warning has also been given not to use them as school buses. A warning has been given to seize buses as well as other movable and immovable properties under the Land Revenue Code for non-payment of taxes within the prescribed period. The department has also advised educational institutions to operate these buses as passenger buses.
Transport Department officials said that 312 bus owners and school management who have not deposited the outstanding road tax of more than five crores have been asked to register their presence in the Raipur RTO office by June 30 with all the necessary documents after the notice is served. Even after this, unilateral action will be taken against the bus owners who do not come to the office, holding them guilty of tax evasion.
Tax not deposited for five years
Road tax of 312 buses running in schools has not been deposited for three to five years. On an average, each bus has an outstanding of Rs 1.25 lakh to Rs 2.50 lakh. After calculating all these, each bus owner and school management Strict instructions have been given to deposit the tax. If the tax is not deposited by June 30, action will be taken to seize the buses.
Operation of school bus only for 12 years
Under the Central Motor Vehicles Act, buses are allowed to be operated in school only up to 12 years. After that it can be used in passenger buses and other private use. Whereas passenger buses are allowed to operate up to a maximum of 15 years. After conducting fitness check and looking at the condition of the vehicle, permission is given up to two years under special circumstances. According to the officials, it is mandatory to obtain a permit to operate passenger buses, without which there is a provision of fine for operating.
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A total of 722 school buses of 98 educational institutions of the district came for inspection in the mechanical camp organized on 11th and 18th June. 312 buses were found to be old after checking the information of buses not coming to the camp. Life has become 40 years. No information was given to the department regarding those buses. Five crore road tax is also outstanding on such buses. Their registration has also not been cancelled. Along with doing this, a notice has been issued for hearing. After this, action will be taken to seize the buses.
-Shailabh Sahu Assistant Transport Commissioner (Photo-Shailabh Sahu)
Posted By: Ashish Kumar Gupta
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