RFID tags made mandatory for transport vehicles in State

The Indian State government has decided to make it mandatory for the transporters having operations in Andhra Pradesh to obtain radio frequency identification (RFID) tag or any other tracking device. The government will forthwith impose hefty penalty of Rs. 10,000 or more on the transporters for not obtaining the tag along with the transit pass or tampering the tag. It has decided to levy penalty of Rs. 15,000 for each offence of non-production of transport declarations. This forms some of the major amendments proposed by the Government in the Andhra Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2005.