Amdavad Municipal Corporation’s (AMC) tax department currently lacks data for over 60,000 vehicle owners regarding their vehicle tax status.

Between 2019 and 2021, the AMC authorities obtained data from the RTO and issued unpaid tax notices to 64,412 vehicle owners. For which they had earned ₹2.47 crore. However, after the sale of any vehicle, the responsibility for paying the vehicle tax is typically taken on by the dealers. 

Reports indicate that during 2019 to 2021, the municipal corporation issued unpaid tax notices to over 64,000 vehicle owners. 

The tax department sought information from the Regional Transport Office (RTO) for vehicle owners registered in the areas under the jurisdiction of the AMC, particularly in Subhash Bridge and Vastral. 

When a person purchases a new vehicle, dealers usually handle the lifetime vehicle tax and provide the receipt along with the RTO book to the vehicle owner. Despite this practice, the tax department officials had no information regarding how many new vehicles were registered with the RTO in 2022 and 2023, or how much revenue the AMC received from vehicle taxes for those registrations.

During a recent revenue committee meeting, officials from the tax department were asked for details on all categories of vehicles registered with the RTO, the number of vehicle owners, and the outstanding vehicle tax amounts. 

However, the officials were unable to provide clear answers. The committee concluded the meeting by instructing the officials to issue unpaid tax notices to all vehicle owners who owe taxes.

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