- 2 years tax waived for school buses
Amravati. Schools and colleges remained closed for two consecutive years due to the corona epidemic. Due to which the school bus and van drivers dependent on the schools are going through financial crisis. To whom the state government has announced to waive tax for 2 years, giving relief. In which 100% tax exemption has been given from 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2022. On January 28, 2022, the Joint Secretary of the Home Transport Department, R. Mo. Holkar has issued an order in this regard to all the transport officers of the state.
50 percent discount was given earlier
Due to Corona epidemic, on 25 March 2020, the central government imposed a lockdown in the entire country. Similarly, the transport vehicles of Maharashtra state registered and paying annual tax were required to pay tax by 31 March 2020. In which to give relief to school bus and van owners, first 50 percent exemption was given in tax from 1st April 2020 to 31st March 2021. But schools and colleges were kept closed due to the effect of corona infection continuing for the second consecutive year.
That is why the vehicles owned by the school authority, the contract system in the school authority and the vehicles used only in the name of school bus have now been waived 100% of the tax from April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2022. In this regard, orders have been issued by the Additional Secretary, Home (Transport) Department Deepak Pokle and the co-secretary R.M.Holkar.
execution of orders
It has been decided to give 100% tax exemption to school bus drivers for 2 years. Which is being implemented in the Transport Department (RTO). Due to which school bus drivers will get relief. -Raja Geete, RTO officer
Looking for employment for 2 years
Due to the closure of schools and colleges due to the Corona epidemic, school bus and van drivers, dependent on the work of transporting and transporting students to school, faced starvation, because their business came to a standstill for two consecutive years due to the closure of schools. In such a situation, the question of whether the family should run the family or pay the tax of the school bus was created. That is why school bus and van drivers are continuously looking for different jobs for 2 years. In that, now they have got relief by waiving the tax for 2 years.