They stated that the state government has imposed the road tax while acting on the guidelines issued by the ministry of transport and highway a few years back. These guidelines also make it mandatory to get a fitness certificate twice a year and that too with increased fee.
They said the green tax has been structured differently for various categories of vehicles. For non-commercial vehicles, two-wheeler owners will have to pay INR 500 annually for the next five years, while owners of petrol-run four-wheelers with 1500 cc engines will be taxed INR 3,000 per year. Diesel vehicles in the category will face a tax of INR 4,000 annually.
Commercial vehicles are also subject to green tax. An eight-year-old motorbike will incur a tax of INR 250 annually, and three-wheelers will be charged INR 300. Maxi cabs will be taxed INR 500 annually, light motor vehicles (LMVs) will pay INR 1,500, medium motor vehicles will be taxed INR 2,000, and heavy vehicles will face an annual tax of INR 2,500.
Sharanjit Singh Kalsi, president of Azad Taxi Union Punjab, said, “the decision to impose green tax on vehicles is the beginning of putting financial burden on transporters.”
“The state government has implemented guidelines issued by the ministry of transport and highway in 2021. These guidelines also directed state transport departments to increase fee of fitness certificate after the crossed the age of 15 years. Besides, we will also have to take fitness certificates twice in a year if the government implements other directions of the guidelines. This is just another way to snatch money from transporters. The government must avoid putting such a financial burden on transporters,” said Kalsi.
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