The State Government would soon send a proposal to the Centre to dissolve the Odisha Administrative Tribunal (OAT) on the ground that it spends huge amounts of money for running of the tribunal.
“The State Cabinet has approved a proposal for abolition of the Odisha Administrative Tribunal,” Chief Secretary GC Pati told the mediapersons after the meeting held under chairmanship of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the Secretariat on Wednesday.
Pati said the Government is now spending a huge amount of money for running the tribunal, the purpose of which can be achieved at other courts. The Government would engage the required number of advocates and would supply other supports to its employees to file their cases in the High Court, Pati informed.
Besides this, the Cabinet approved a Transport Depart-ment’s tax revision proposal. As per the approved proposal, motor vehicles would now cost more as an increasing rate of taxes would be levied on them.
The Government would now charge an 8 per cent tax on of purchase prices of vehicles ranging from Rs5 lakh to Rs10 lakh and 10 per cent tax on vehicles costing between Rs10 lakh and Rs20 lakh. Similarly, a 12-per cent tax would be levied on purchase prices ranging from Rs20 lakh to Rs40 lakh. Vehicles having purchase prices above Rs40 lakh would be levied with a 20 per cent tax.
The Cabinet also approved a proposal for construction of a bridge over the Mahanadi from Nuapatna to Chahata Ghat, Cuttack. About Rs144.7 crore has been estimated for construction of a 2.5-km-long bridge.