JAIPUR: A transporter association has written to state transport minister asking him to extend the deadline for submission of the commercial goods tax from March 15 to March 31. The transporters claimed that due to losses faced during the lockdown, they were finding it difficult to sustain. In the meantime, the department has set up flying squads to find the defaulters in the matter.
Anil Arora, president of Jaipur Transport Operators Association said, “We have requested the transport minister to extend the deadline for submitting the tax till March 31 as we have been facing heavy losses because of the pandemic. In neighbouring states, the deadline for submitting the tax has already been extended. It will be a big help if the deadline in Rajasthan can also be extended.”
Meanwhile, the state transport department has not received any order for extension of the deadline and has started imposing penalty on defaulters.