By Admin 
With the aim of promoting environmental protection and pollution control in Uttarakhand, the state government has decided to impose green tax on vehicles coming from outside states. According to Transport Department officials, this system will be implemented from the month of December. The purpose of this tax is to ensure cleanliness, environmental balance and control of pollution in the state.
State Additional Transport Commissioner Sanat Kumar Singh said that Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras have been installed on the state borders, which will automatically record the numbers of incoming vehicles. Earlier, 16 cameras were installed, now their number has been increased to 37 so that the data of all vehicles passing through the borders can be accurately recorded.
Responsibility of tax collection to private company
The Transport Commissioner said that the Transport Department has authorized a private company for tax collection. The data received through cameras will be sent to this company through software. From there this data will be sorted so that it can be clear which vehicles are Uttarakhand registered, which are government and which are two-wheelers because these will not be taxed.
After this the related information will be sent to the database of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). From there the wallet numbers of the vehicle owners will be searched, and the prescribed amount will be automatically deducted and deposited in the account of Uttarakhand Transport Department.
What will be the rates of green tax?
Green tax rates have been fixed according to the category of vehicle. Under this, tax of Rs 80 will be levied on small vehicles, Rs 250 on small goods vehicles, Rs 140 on buses and Rs 120 to Rs 700 on trucks depending on their weight.
According to officials, this system will be completely automatic and transparent, due to which there will be no scope for any kind of irregularity. The state government hopes that this will not only increase revenue but will also help in maintaining environmental balance.
Important steps for environmental protection
This step of the Uttarakhand government is being considered an important effort towards creating a balance between tourism and environmental protection, because lakhs of vehicles enter the state every year from outside, due to which the pollution level increases. This green tax, which will be implemented from December, is a concrete solution to deal with this challenge.
At the same time, some people believe that it can have an impact on tourism. Imposing green tax on vehicles will reduce tourism activities, but officials and information regarding this believe that this will not happen because the rates are very low and it will not have any impact on tourism activities.
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