Says Rs40bn dues collected through e-payment system
LAHORE
Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar has said Rs40 billion dues have been collected through the e-payment system as more than 5.5 million citizens have benefited from the facility.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the chief minister said that the government is providing online facilities to the people as more than 20-services are being provided to the citizens with a one-click option. He said that by the use of the latest technology, the people are being facilitated at their doorstep and time-saving factors have ensured easy payment of taxes.
Buzdar said the use of the latest technology is being promoted for easing the lives of the people. The province has entered into a new era of digital development and public service delivery, he added. The ease of doing business and the creation of employment opportunities are the topmost priorities of the government.
The service delivery in government departments has been made easy and accessible to the public, he said, adding that the people won’t have to visit government departments due to automation policy.
The chief minister said the taxes of the excise & taxation department including token tax, property tax, cotton fees, e-auction and motor registration and transfer fees could be paid through e-payments. Likewise, sales tax of Punjab Revenue Authority and payment of Punjab Infrastructure Development Cess have also been made possible through e-payment, he noted.
Buzdar said the payment of traffic challans in Lahore, Multan, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad and Gujranwala could also be paid through e-payment while the Board of Revenue’s e-stamping and Fard fees can be paid through e-payment.
The e-payment facilities have been provided in the industries department for business registration and school education for the registration of private schools, he added.
The CM said the route permit and vehicle fitness certificates in the transport department could also be obtained through the e-payment system.
Furthermore, the irrigation department has started an electronic water charges system in Khanewal, Layyah, Kasur and Sheikhupura in the first phase, he stated. Moreover, the workers’ participation fund of the Labour and Human Resource Department and route permits under Lahore Transport Company could be obtained through the e-payment system.
Separately, in his message on the International Day of Democracy, Buzdar said that democracy guarantees human rights and it is also essential to uphold the principles of equality.
The chief minister said that democracy ensures equal participation of the people and its continuity is imperative for the socio-economic growth of the society. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf resolves to strengthen democratic institutions and values, he said.
India, the so-called claimant of democracy, is, actually, the biggest violator of democratic norms and values, he regretted. The Hindu supremacist Modi regime has tarnished the image of democracy in Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IOK) by depriving the people of their right of self-determination, which is their due democratic right.
The Modi regime, instead of giving rights to the Kashmiris, is inflicting atrocities and the world community should take notice of the Indian government’s non-democratic measures, he emphasised.
