Southern States - Karnataka-Bangalore

Check-posts being computerised

By Anil Sastry

BANGALORE APRIL 3. The Commercial Taxes Department is computerising its check-posts to get accurate information regarding movement of goods.

The department wants to reduce the time taken by transport vehicles to clear check-posts by computerising the procedure. It also proposes to provide amenities to the crew of transport vehicles at check-posts.

On an experimental basis, the department has taken up computerisation of three check-posts on the outskirts of the Bangalore — on Hosur Road, Bellary Road, and Tumkur Road — and one check-post each at Thokkottu in Dakshina Kannada on the border with Kerala, and at Nippani on the border with Maharashtra.

One of the features of programme is computerised weighbridges, which will automatically record the weight of goods carried in a vehicle. This will take away discretionary powers vested with the personnel manning check-posts, who now estimate the weight as check-posts do not have weighbridges.

The Commissioner for Commercial Taxes, V. Madhu, says nine check-posts in border areas will be computerised initially. The other 23 check-posts in the State will be computerised later, after they are shifted to border areas, he adds.

He says computerisation will help the department get information of goods transported to the State and from it. The data recorded at check-posts will be transmitted to the central office via satellite, considerably reducing the time taken for the completion of the procedure. It will also enable the department ascertain the taxes to be levied. There are cases of goods not reaching the intended dealer, and the data generated at check-posts will give dealers information about goods transported to them, he notes.

He says computerisation will help the department keep track of dealers who bring in a large quantity of goods in one consignment, sell the goods evading payment of tax, and close down operations. The new system will ensures tax compliance by dealers as well as transporters. Computerisation of check-posts will enable the Government to gather accurate information about production of goods, he adds.

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