Mancherial: RTO tells owners of vehicles to clear taxes

The RTO L Kishtaiah warned that the vehicles would be seized if they don’t clear the tax and a penalty of 200 percent was going to be imposed against the owners when caught

Mancherial: District Road Transport Officer (RTO) L Kishtaiah said the district unit of the department achieved 91.96 percent of its annual target by recording revenues of Rs.51.37 crore as against Rs 55.86 crore set for 2022-23 fiscal.

Addressing a press conference, Kistaiah expressed confidence that the remaining target would be reached by the end of this financial year. He said owners of 5,303 vehicles were evading payment of various taxes to the tune of Rs 1.66 crore in the district. He wanted them to pay the taxes at the earliest.

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He warned that the vehicles would be seized if they don’t clear the tax and a penalty of 200 percent was going to be imposed against the owners when caught. He also said vehicles of tax defaulters would be sold as scrap. Teams led by Motor Vehicle Inspector G Vivekananda Reddy would carry out inspections and detect errant owners.