UP government and school buses registered in NCR for border tax relief | Lucknow News
LUCKNOW/NEW DELHI: In a move that will provide relief to dozens of people in the National Capital Region (NCR), Uttar Pradesh’s cabinet on Tuesday approved the proposal under which public transport and registered school buses in the NCR will no longer have to pay taxes when crossing the border of another Member State. The UP is the latest state to make such a decision among the four member states of the NCR.
The decision to impose a single tax on vehicles traveling between areas of the NCR, including Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan, was taken by the NCR Planning Board (NCRPB) on August 31, 2021 In UP, this facility is extended to taxis, taxis and auto rickshaws for which approval was given in 2009.
According to official records, Rajasthan was the first state to issue such a notification in March 2022, as it included state-run buses and those run by educational institutions in the list of buses to be exempted from paying fees. taxes. Similarly, Haryana on 15th April 2022 had notified full exemption to buses owned and operated by educational institutions in the NCR. In November 2021, it granted tax exemption for all buses operated by the NCR States National Transport Company.
In April this year, the Delhi government had informed the NCRPB that there was no need to issue such a notification as the Motor Vehicle Taxation Act of Delhi makes no provision for levying a tax on other government vehicles.
UP Transport Minister Dayashankar Singh said the move was made to ensure smooth travel between regions in the NCR. “Once a vehicle is registered in one area of the NCR and carries a valid licence, it will not be required to pay any further tax when traveling to another area of the NCR. This will result in a loss of around Rs 12 crore for UP but it will also benefit thousands of people,” he said.
The cabinet also approved a government proposal to provide stationery as well as uniforms to students in grades 1-8 enrolled in primary and upper primary schools and non-government funded primary and secondary schools.
With Rs 100 earmarked for stationery, the amount to be transferred to each child will increase from Rs 1,100 to Rs 1,200. This amount, including funds for the uniform, sweater, shoes, socks and schoolbags, will be transferred via DBT to parent and guardian accounts.
The cabinet also authorized the finance department to issue these funds each year, without waiting for the Centre’s contribution.
The provision to provide uniforms through central and state funds and shoes, socks, sweaters, schoolbags from state government funds was also approved.
In 2021-2022, the beneficiaries of this program were over 1.56 crore while for this fiscal year, the government has set a target to cover 2 crore of children.
In another decision, panchayat assistants under the District Service Provider (DSP) selected by the center for e-governance and IT departments and e-departments will work as operators Jan Sewa Kendra for provide basic facilities to people at the village level.
All services provided on the e-district portal, as well as the 14 that have not yet been assimilated into the portal but will be provided at a later date, will be provided for a pre-determined user fee. The charges collected by the operator will go to the account of the gram panchayat. The government has so far hired 56,366 panchayat assistants compared to 58,189 gram panchayats in the state.
The cabinet also approved funds for the production of the national flag by the MSME department for the Har Ghar Tiranga programme.
As part of the program from August 11 to August 17, the state government has set a target of hoisting 4.5 crores of flags across the state. Of these, 2 crores will be procured from the MSME department. The remaining 2.5 crores will be purchased from volunteer groups, self-help groups and private sewing centers.
The panchayati raj department had offered the payment of 1.5 crore flags through the grant from the state finance commission. Assuming the cost of a flag will be Rs 20, Rs 30 crore will be required for purchasing the flags. The Urban Development Department has set aside Rs 10 Crore which will be given to the MSME Department based on the actual cost of the flags.
The decision to impose a single tax on vehicles traveling between areas of the NCR, including Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan, was taken by the NCR Planning Board (NCRPB) on August 31, 2021 In UP, this facility is extended to taxis, taxis and auto rickshaws for which approval was given in 2009.
According to official records, Rajasthan was the first state to issue such a notification in March 2022, as it included state-run buses and those run by educational institutions in the list of buses to be exempted from paying fees. taxes. Similarly, Haryana on 15th April 2022 had notified full exemption to buses owned and operated by educational institutions in the NCR. In November 2021, it granted tax exemption for all buses operated by the NCR States National Transport Company.
In April this year, the Delhi government had informed the NCRPB that there was no need to issue such a notification as the Motor Vehicle Taxation Act of Delhi makes no provision for levying a tax on other government vehicles.
UP Transport Minister Dayashankar Singh said the move was made to ensure smooth travel between regions in the NCR. “Once a vehicle is registered in one area of the NCR and carries a valid licence, it will not be required to pay any further tax when traveling to another area of the NCR. This will result in a loss of around Rs 12 crore for UP but it will also benefit thousands of people,” he said.
The cabinet also approved a government proposal to provide stationery as well as uniforms to students in grades 1-8 enrolled in primary and upper primary schools and non-government funded primary and secondary schools.
With Rs 100 earmarked for stationery, the amount to be transferred to each child will increase from Rs 1,100 to Rs 1,200. This amount, including funds for the uniform, sweater, shoes, socks and schoolbags, will be transferred via DBT to parent and guardian accounts.
The cabinet also authorized the finance department to issue these funds each year, without waiting for the Centre’s contribution.
The provision to provide uniforms through central and state funds and shoes, socks, sweaters, schoolbags from state government funds was also approved.
In 2021-2022, the beneficiaries of this program were over 1.56 crore while for this fiscal year, the government has set a target to cover 2 crore of children.
In another decision, panchayat assistants under the District Service Provider (DSP) selected by the center for e-governance and IT departments and e-departments will work as operators Jan Sewa Kendra for provide basic facilities to people at the village level.
All services provided on the e-district portal, as well as the 14 that have not yet been assimilated into the portal but will be provided at a later date, will be provided for a pre-determined user fee. The charges collected by the operator will go to the account of the gram panchayat. The government has so far hired 56,366 panchayat assistants compared to 58,189 gram panchayats in the state.
The cabinet also approved funds for the production of the national flag by the MSME department for the Har Ghar Tiranga programme.
As part of the program from August 11 to August 17, the state government has set a target of hoisting 4.5 crores of flags across the state. Of these, 2 crores will be procured from the MSME department. The remaining 2.5 crores will be purchased from volunteer groups, self-help groups and private sewing centers.
The panchayati raj department had offered the payment of 1.5 crore flags through the grant from the state finance commission. Assuming the cost of a flag will be Rs 20, Rs 30 crore will be required for purchasing the flags. The Urban Development Department has set aside Rs 10 Crore which will be given to the MSME Department based on the actual cost of the flags.