Kumar says smart card launched for vehicle registration

KARACHI:Provincial Minister for Excise and Taxation Mukesh Kumar Chawla has said that keeping in view the vision of PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the Sindh Excise and Taxation Department had taken another revolutionary step to provide facilities to the people of Sindh and had launched a state-of-the-art security featured MVR smart card for vehicle registration.

 

He informed this while presiding over a meeting at his office here Monday. The meeting was also attended by Secretary Excise and Taxation Laeeq Ahmed, Directors Generals Haji Saleem Bhutto, Munir Ahmed Zardari, Director MVR Nasir Hussain Affandi and other officers. The meeting was informed that the security featured MVR smart card would not only enable immediate registration but also provide permanent security while the said card had the latest security features.

 

Chawla further said that vehicle owners would now be able to get security featured MVR smart card instead of the old registration book and the issuance of this card would enable complete elimination of fake registration book. He said the security-featured MVR smart card would make it easier for law enforcement agencies to determine vehicle ownership.

 

The minister said that following the vision of PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Sindh was at the forefront of service. He said that for the convenience of the vehicles owners, his department had already started the facility of online tax depositing facility.

 

He appealed to the vehicle owners to take advantage of the modern system of Sindh Excise Department. Chawla also expressed his determination that the government of Sindh would always be engaged in the service of the people because providing facilities to the people is the top priority of the Sindh government.