Thousands of goods vehicle owners from Nalgonda, who operate to Andhra Pradesh, Chennai, Bangalore and other parts of India, will now have to bear the brunt of the Motor Vehicle Tax.
With AP too imposing the Motor Vehicle Tax on Telangana vehicles, the Telangana Lorry Owners’ Association president, Nukala Bhaskar Reddy, reiterated that it would be a huge burden for vehicle owners and one that would have to be passed on to the end consumer. Mr. Reddy said the Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Goods Vehicle Owners’ Associations would chalk out a plan for agitation asking both governments to come to an understanding on the issue.
The vehicles being plied to Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh from undivided AP were being issued counter-signature vehicle permits for just Rs. 5,000 every quarter, based on mutual understanding between both the States.
“Telangana and Andhra Pradesh should also try to reach an understanding. They should restrict the Motor Vehicle Tax as far as possible as the imposition of tax could impact vehicle owners in a big way,” he said.
There are 300 parboiled rice mills in Miryalaguda, from where rice is exported to various parts of the country while paddy is also brought from AP, Karnataka and other parts of the country for milling here.
Meanwhile, concrete, vegetables, fruits and other items of daily need are being exported and imported from the two States.
Mr. Reddy urged both the governments of both States to conduct a meeting to sort out the issue as soon as possible.
