Auto Tax Payment Goes Online in MP District

Madhya Pradesh's Dewas District Office has made available an online automobile tax payment facility that officials claim is the first in the country.

"It is the first office not only in MP but in the entire country which has the facility for 100 percent online tax payment," said the state's Home and Transport Minister Himmat Singh Kothari, while inaugurating the online facility for payment of motor vehicle tax and duty.

"Computer-based systems are being encouraged to ensure smooth functioning of various sections of Madhya Pradesh Transport Department. Through this sophisticated system based on computer and Internet, vehicle dealers and owners would be able to remit motor vehicle tax and duty online," the minister said.

This system would not only expedite payment of taxes but would also save precious time, said Kothari, adding that the online tax payment facility would help ordinary citizens as well as transport dealers.

They would not be required to visit the regional transport office or banks to register vehicles and pay taxes, he pointed out.