Chief Minister Baniya informed that the registration of completely destroyed vehicles under his province will be cancelled free of cost along with exemption from tax and renewal fees for the current fiscal year 2082/83.
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Bagmati Province Chief Minister Indra Baniya has said that taxes and renewal fees for vehicles damaged during the Gen-G movement will be waived.
Inaugurating the 17th Annual General Meeting and 8th General Convention of the Federation of Nepal Truck Transport Entrepreneurs, he informed that the registration of completely destroyed vehicles under his province will be canceled free of charge along with exemption from tax and renewal fees for the current fiscal year 2082/83. He said that the process of providing tax exemption for partially damaged vehicles has been taken forward until they are used.
Stating that the process of waiving fines has also been started for service recipients who have been fined for not being able to avail the service, Chief Minister Baniya mentioned that some work of service expansion and digitalization is being done in the Bagmati Province Transport Office, so that their service flow will be made more digital, transparent and easy. He expressed his commitment to create an environment for availing services from home through online and digital technology.
He said that the situation where citizens have to stand in line to avail services will be eliminated. He informed that arrangements are being made to collect insurance premiums while renewing vehicles in order to make transport entrepreneurs more systematic and provide proper compensation to the victims of road accidents.
Stating that preparations are underway to declare a 'middleman-free zone' as part of a campaign to ban middlemen in the transport office and make services transparent, Chief Minister Baniya said that arrangements will be made to connect service recipients to the online payment system so that they can receive services from home.
Stating that truck entrepreneurs have a significant contribution to the transportation of goods, he opined that since it is difficult for domestic entrepreneurs to compete with Indian vehicles, necessary plans will be formulated in coordination with the three levels of government for their protection.
