Contract carriage operators have sought one-time settlement of road tax, since most of the 14,000 bus and other contract carriage operators are neck-deep in crisis, with little patronage from tourists, picnic-goers and others for their buses following the pandemic-induced crisis.
All contract carriage buses whose tax is overdue must be included in the amnesty scheme of the Motor Vehicles Department (MVD) which permitted one-time tax settlement for vehicles whose taxes are due for four years or more, demanded the State committee of Contract Carriage Operators’ Association (CCOA), in a memorandum submitted to Antony Raju, Minister for Transport.
The situation is such that the fine amount alone due to non-remittance of tax of vast many bus operators has accrued to 50% of their tax due. Many of them have been served with auction notice of their properties, including their houses, due to their inability to repay loan, said Binu John, president of CCOA.
