Illegal private buses plying from Kangra district eat into state revenue

Palampur, December 26

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Contract carriage buses plying illegally from different towns of Kangra district to New Delhi, Chandigarh and other parts are resulting in a huge loss to the state exchequer.

At present, over 40 to 50 buses are plying illegally from various towns of Kangra and their number is increasing day by day.

These buses have the permit of contract carriage and as per rules, these have to pick passengers from one station to another and cannot pick them en route. However, these are operating on a daily basis like state buses picking passengers from Baijnath, Paprola, Palampur, Una, etc. These are liable to pay the state road tax that is charged from passengers per ticket. However, the owners do not pay the tax.

A senior officer of the HRTC said the RTO, Dharamsala, was the only authority to take action against the buses. He said these buses had contract carriage permits but plied illegally, causing a heavy loss to the state exchequer. — OC