Govt fines traders bringing undeclared goods to Delhi

The government has come down heavily on traders and transporters, who bring undeclared goods to the Capital from other states, with over Rs 3.9 crore being realised as penalty in the last month for such activities. As per the government’s Department of Trade and Taxes, in December 2015 it detected that 783 vehicles entered the city without declaring beforehand the nature and value of goods being brought by filing the Delhi Sugam-2 (DS-2) form. A penalty of Rs 50,000 each, amounting to Rs 3.91 crore, was imposed upon the dealer and transporter of the vehicles, the department said. Besides, in December 2015, over 10,000 vehicles were checked by the department and 250 carrying goods without any supporting documents were detected and consequently detained, said Sajjan Singh Yadav, VAT Commissioner.