KARACHI
Sindh Minister for Excise, Taxation & Narcotics Control and Parliamentary Affairs, Mukesh Kumar Chawla has said that during the 10-day road checking campaign of the Provincial Excise Department which ended on Saturday (November 03, 2018), as many 17627 vehicles were checked.
Chairing a meeting in his office here on Sunday, Mukesh Kumar Chawla informed that during the campaign, Sindh Excise Department impounded 916 vehicles and the documents of 1384 vehicles were also seized.
Secretary Excise and Taxation & Narcotics Control Abdul Rahim Shaikh ,Director Generals Shabbir Ahmed Shaikh , Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui , Director Admn Syed Sibten and other officers also attended the meeting.
The Provincial Minister said that in Karachi 4648 vehicles, in Hyderabad 5652 vehicles, in Sukkur 2685 vehicles, in Larkana 1796 vehicles, in Mirpurkhas 1470 vehicles and in Shaheed Benairabad 1376 vehicles were checked and Rs. 15792698 were recovered in term of taxes and fines from these vehicles .
While briefing the meeting, Director General Shabbir Ahmed Sheikh told that during current fiscal year from July 2018 to October 2018, Rs. 2178833599 had been collected in term of motor vehicle tax/ registration fee while in the same period during last financial year Rs. 1943663416 had been recovered.
Provincial Minister Mukesh Kumar Chawla congratulated the officers/officials of Excise Department on conducting a successful Road Checking Campaign and expressed his hope that they would continue to perform their duties with the same spirit as they did during road checking campaign.
He was of the opinion that it was a matter of satisfaction that the people not only cooperated with the staff of Sindh Excise Department during Road Checking Campaign but they also rushed to motor registration offices to deposit their taxes.
The Provincial Minister for ET & NC and Parliamentary Affairs Mukesh Kumar Chawla also requested to those owners of the vehicles, who have not deposited their taxes yet, to deposit their taxes before launching of next Road Checking Campaign.
