Bhubaneswar : The Commerce and Transport Department has exempted the tax and additional tax of Stage / Contract Carriages (passenger, contract and reserved buses) in Odisha till September 2020.
According to a notification issued by the Department, the Stage / Contract Carriages tax and additional tax will be charged at 75 % for July, 50 % for August and at the rate of 25 % for September.
This apart, the State Transport Authority has modified office hours of Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) in four districts and Rourkela, due to the lockdown till July 31
According to a letter issued by STA Odisha, the office hours of RTO – Bhubaneswar I & II, Cuttack, Ganjam, Bhanjanagar, Chandikhol, Jajpur, Rourkela and ARTO Khurda will be between 10 am and 2 pm till July 31.
The RTOs have been instructed to work with 33 per cent staff and provide limited services. “All work relating to Drivers Licence and Learners License will not be available,” the letter read.