Transporters JAC – Grievances – Redressal of –Cabinet Sub-Committee – Recommendations

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ABSTRACT

Transporters JAC – Grievances – Redressal of –Cabinet Sub-Committee –

Recommendations –Approved - Orders – Issued - Reg.

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REVENUE (COMMERCIAL TAXES-II) DEPARTMENT

G.O.RT.No. 919 Dated:30-09-2015.

Read the following:

1) Representation Dt.09-06-2015 of Transporters JAC.

2) Minutes of the meeting held by C.S. on 22-06-2015 with

transporters JAC.

3) G.O.Rt.No.1907, General Administration (Cabinet) Dept., Dt.24-

06-2015.

4) G.O.Rt.No.1915, General Administration (Cabinet) Dept., Dt.25-

06-2015.

5) Minutes of the meeting of cabinet sub-committee (CSC) held on

30-06-2015 with Transporters JAC.

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ORDER:

         Government vide G.O.Rt.No.1907, GA(Cabinet) Dept., Dt.24-06-2015

issued orders constituting the Cabinet Sub-Committee (CSC) with the

following Ministers to look into the grievances of the Transporters JAC:

a) Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister for Home, Disaster Management.

b) Hon’ble Minister for Finance & Planning, Commercial Taxes, Legislative

Affairs.

c) Hon’ble Minister for Transport, Roads and Buildings.

d) Hon’ble Minister for Labour & Employment, Factories, Youth & Sports,

Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.

2. The Special Chief Secretary to Government (CT, Excise and Regn.&

Stamps) was named as convener of the CSC.

3. Further, the Government had set out the points for consideration of

the CSC vide G.O.Rt.No.1915, G.A.(Cabinet) Dept., Dt.25-06-2015.

4. The CSC after detailed deliberations with the representatives of the

Transporters JAC and the Officers of the Dept. concerned made certain

recommendations for redressal of the grievances of the Transporters JAC.

Government, after carefully examining the matter, hereby approve the

following recommendations of the CSC:

Issues of Commercial Taxes Dept.

• Waiver of lease tax on oil tankers from 8-11-2011

• Exempting the transporters from filing declarations in forms 650 & 651 at

the check posts

• Removal of lorries from the black-list in cases of non-submission of transit

passes at the exit check-posts on the border between AP and Telangana.

Recommendations of the CSC.

• The VAT (lease tax) levied from 8-11-2011 till date may be waived and the

future taxes are to be collected from the oil companies by deducting the tax

at source from the bills payable to the oil tankers. Suitable provisions to be

made. • The transport lorries carrying single load goods will not be insisted for

declarations and those vehicles carrying multiple goods belonging to

multiple dealers only have to submit declarations • The Commissioner of Commercial Taxes (CCT) has already removed such lorries from the list. No further action is required.

Issue of Civil supplies Dept.

• Abolition of form-F and form-B licenses for petrol bunks under Essential

Commodities Act.

Recommendation of the CSC

• Recommended that licenses once issued will be made valid for the life

period without insisting on renewal.

Issue of Fire Services Department

• Withdrawal of court notices issued to the petrol bunks by the Fire Services

Department for not complying with the prescribed fire safety norms.

Recommendation of the CSC

• The fire services department may examine the issue and submit necessary

proposals to Government on shifting the burden of complying with the fire

safety norms to petroleum companies instead of retail operators.

Issue of Municipal & PR Departments

• Stoppage of collection of ‘aseel’ (Octroy) from the transporters from local

contractors in municipal and panchayat areas

Recommendation of the CSC

• The MA&UD and PR Departments have already issued instructions to ensure

that no ‘aseel’ is collected in their limits. Recommended to the departments

to ensure compliance of those instructions.

Issues of Transport Department

i. Suspending the driving license of transport lorry drivers involved in

accident cases only after proper enquiry but not on the basis of FIR filed

by the Police.

ii. Prevent over-loading in transport vehicles,

Recommendation of the CSC

• The CSC recommends that in cases of accidents involving deaths of

passengers the existing Rules are to be complied with. In other cases the

department should submit appropriate proposals to Government.

Police Department

• Granting station bail for the drivers involved in accidents.

• Preventing Police Officials from checking the offence of over-loading in

transport vehicles

Recommendations of the CSC

• The CSC recommends that in cases of accidents involving deaths of

passengers the existing Rules are to be complied with. In other cases the

department should submit appropriate proposals to Government.

• The CSC, after being informed that the Police have no authority to check

over load lorries, recommended that compliance to earlier instructions not

to resort to such checks by the Police Dept. should be ensured.

5) All the Departments concerned are hereby directed to take further

necessary action immediately on the recommendations of the Cabinet Sub-

Committee (CSC).

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)

AJEYA KALLAM,

SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNEMNT

(Commercial Taxes, Excise & Regn.& Stamps)