{"id":4423,"date":"2016-10-25T00:35:10","date_gmt":"2016-10-25T00:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vargiskhan.com\/log\/?p=4423"},"modified":"2016-10-25T00:41:06","modified_gmt":"2016-10-25T00:41:06","slug":"green-tax-imposed-entering-shimla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vargiskhan.com\/log\/green-tax-imposed-entering-shimla\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Tax Imposed for Entering Shimla"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After Manali, it is now Shimla where a tax is now required to be paid for entering the city. \u00a0Effective <span data-term=\"goog_756323028\">September 15<\/span>, The Shimla Municipal corporation has imposed a green tax for non-HP registered vehicles. This tax will be charged at the rate of Rs. 50 for two wheeler, Rs. 200 for cars (hatchbacks and sedans), Rs. 300 for SUVs and Rs. 500 for trucks. A fine of Rs. 5,000 has also been applied for evading the tax.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The tax can be deposited either at Parwanoo or Sugam Center in Shimla or can also be paid online via an app that has been launched for the purpose and linked to all major banks. Once the tax is paid, the receipt will be valid for seven days. Currently there are no barriers in place for tax submission however a random check at several places will be done to keep a tab on tax evaders. The corporation hopes to raise up to \u00a0Rs 11 to 15 crore annually from green tax which will be used for development works related to environment protection, afforestation, beautification, parking spaces, toilets, accelerators and other basic facilities.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: block; padding: 6px 6px 6px 0; float: left; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 18px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- New Ad Units - Within Post --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 300px; height: 250px;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1348861866969841\" data-ad-slot=\"4861379763\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vehicles registered within Himachal Pradesh or belonging to Union and state governments, or defence services will be exempted from green tax. Residents of Himachal who bought and had their cars registered from other states will also be exempted from paying the tax after submitting their residence proof or Aadhar card copy. All vehicles carrying daily commodities like milk, bread, eggs etc. are exempted to avoid increase in rates of these commodities. Trucks carrying apples have also been spared.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Interestingly, this is not the first time that SMC is attempting to implement this tax. It was first attempted in 2012 but was rebuked by high court after HPPWD filed an objection related to traffic congestion caused by barriers and check post put up by SMC to collect the tax. In order to rectify their previous mistake, there are no barriers put up this time and an online app too was launched. For now, this program is expected to run and observed for three months post which further policy will be formed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">How valid SMC\u2019s claims are and how this money will be utilized is something that only time will tell. For now, Shimla continues more to be a crowded residential city than a tourist destination. Beautification is pretty much is limited to Mall and Ridge and rest of the city still faces problems like littering, sewage leakage, garbage burning, waste disposal, public toilets, and rain shelters<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4424\" style=\"width: 588px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/vargiskhan.com\/log\/green-tax-imposed-entering-shimla\/shimla-green-tax\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4424\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4424\" class=\"wp-image-4424 size-full\" title=\"green tax shimla\" src=\"http:\/\/vargiskhan.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shimla-green-tax.jpg\" alt=\"green tax shimla\" width=\"578\" height=\"895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vargiskhan.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shimla-green-tax.jpg 578w, https:\/\/vargiskhan.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shimla-green-tax-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/vargiskhan.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shimla-green-tax-36x55.jpg 36w, https:\/\/vargiskhan.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shimla-green-tax-300x465.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4424\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Green Tax Shimla<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After Manali, it is now Shimla where a tax is now required to be paid for entering the city. \u00a0Effective September 15, The Shimla Municipal corporation has&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4424,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[108],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-himachal-pradesh"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Green Tax Imposed for Entering Shimla - Vargis Khan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Green tax Shimla imposed for non-hp registered vehicles for entering Shimla. 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