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Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar connected Tuesday directed officials to measurement up measures to augment revenue, portion ensuring that specified efforts bash not inconvenience the public.
At a State-level reappraisal meeting, the Mr. Prabhakar noted that gross collections accrued arsenic against past twelvemonth to ₹7,097.38 crore. He was apprised that a marginal dip successful expected gross was attributable to the State’s electrical conveyance policy. Responding to this concern, Mr Prabhakar suggested exploring alternate gross streams to offset this impact
He commended officers who met targets, peculiarly successful Life Tax and Quarterly Tax collections, but cautioned others to amended performance.
Special attraction was fixed to borderline districts, including Nizamabad and Adilabad on the Maharashtra border, and Medak on the Karnataka border, wherever officials were asked to stay vigilant successful ensuring taxation compliance of out-of-State vehicles.
Emphasising citizen-centric work delivery, the Minister instructed that pending licences and different services astatine Regional Transport Offices beryllium cleared without delays. He underscored ongoing reforms aimed astatine improving transparency, including conveyance registrations astatine trader points, and called for the completion of information integration connected the VAHAN portal portion resolving method issues.
Mr Prabhakar expressed restitution implicit Telangana securing the apical presumption nationally wrong 8 months of implementing the Sarathi system. He besides directed that structured grooming programmes beryllium extended to officials successful phases.
As portion of the Praja Palana – Pragati Pranalika initiative, the Minister said the “Arrive Alive” campaign, scheduled from April 13 to 18, should beryllium conducted successful coordination with the constabulary to rise consciousness connected roadworthy safety, including the risks of overspeeding, drunk driving, and non-use of helmets and spot belts.
The Minister said 37 Automatic Testing Stations had been sanctioned and directed officials to guarantee it becomes operational by June 1. He besides highlighted initiatives specified arsenic the Rahaveer and PM Rahat schemes, which supply fiscal assistance and incentives for aiding mishap victims, and called for wider nationalist awareness.
