Karnali Province Transport Offices Collect Over 310 Million Rupees in Revenue

Surkhet. The three transport offices in Karnali Province have collected more than 310 million rupees in revenue in the first 11 months of the current fiscal year. 

There are three transport offices in Karnali: Surkhet, Jumla, and Chaurjahari. 

These offices collected a total revenue of 312,351,870 rupees by the end of Jestha in the current fiscal year 2082/083, according to the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Urban Development of the province. According to Ministry Spokesperson Ramesh Subedi, a total of 24,744,504 rupees in revenue was collected from all offices in Jestha alone. 

Among the three, the Surkhet Transport Management Office collected the highest revenue of 267,015,344 rupees in 11 months, accounting for more than 80 percent of the total revenue. Similarly, the Chaurjahari Transport Management Service Office in Rukum Paschim collected 35,633,321 rupees, and the Jumla Transport Management Service Office collected 14,773,205 rupees, said Spokesperson Subedi. 

Vehicle Tax is the Main Source 

Vehicle tax is considered the main source of revenue in the transport sector in Karnali. Vehicle tax accounts for nearly 80 percent of the total revenue. Spokesperson Subedi states that only 249,700,000 rupees in vehicle tax was collected by the end of Jestha. 

Of this, Surkhet alone collected 215,693,000 rupees, Chaurjahari collected 26,651,000 rupees, and Jumla collected 7,365,000 rupees. The second largest source of revenue is from fees related to documents, vehicle registration, and books. Revenue collected under this heading in 11 months is more than 50 million rupees. 'Surkhet's share in this is 42,881,000 rupees alone. 

Similarly, Chaurjahari collected 5,590,000 rupees under this heading, and Jumla collected 3,878,000 rupees. 

Revenue of approximately 10 million rupees has been collected under the heading of transport sector income (one-time and route permits). Chaurjahari has not been able to collect any revenue from this. The Surkhet office collected 8,083,000 rupees, and the Jumla office collected 1,816,000 rupees. 

The ministry stated that a total of only 391,000 rupees in revenue has been collected so far under the heading of administrative fines, penalties, and confiscations. While a total of 313,600,000 rupees in revenue was collected by the end of Ashadh last year, it is estimated that this year's final collection will increase slightly.