Shimla : Himachal Pradesh government on Friday gave nod to new energy and Sports policy and waived of token and others road taxes hundred percent to provide relief to the transporters keeping in view the affect due to corona pandemic.
Council of Ministers met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur and gave its nod to Energy Policy-2021 of the State which envisages clean and green energy development through expeditious of full energy potential specially hydro and solar.
Policy would help to add additional 10000 MW of green energy though hydro, solar and other green energy sources by 2030, expeditious development of green energy sources, a four pronged strategy by way of participation of State, Joint, Central and Private sectors It also aimed at developing adequate and efficient transmission network in the State by creating transmission Master Plan to facilitate planning and timely execution of hydro and solar projects.
It also lays stress on renewal energy sources viz. solar, wind, biomass and other nonconventional energy sources.
CoMs gave its ex post facto approval for 100 percent waiver exemption of Token Tax, Special Road Tax and Passenger Tax of various categories of vehicles to provide relief to the transporters keeping in view the affect due to corona pandemic.
It decided to waive of remaining 50 percent Token Tax on Stage Carriage, Taxi, Maxi, Auto and Contract Carriage buses, Institutional Buses and 100 percent Token Tax on Contract Carriage Buses and Special Road Tax on Stage Carriage with effect from 1st August, 2020 to 30th June, 2021.
Source : uniindia
