Andaman and Nicobar - Pay Vehicle Tax (Green Tax)

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Procedure

• The applicant shall visit the respective RTO office to get details of the green tax for the respective vehicles.
• Contact link: link in the given page, please find the contact information of the RTO office.

Pay In-Person

1. To pay vehicle tax (Green Tax) in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, the applicant shall approach the office of the motor vehicle department, Directorate of Transport. Find the contacts in the link provided: Link.
2. Get the application form from the concerned office for vehicle tax.
3. Fill out the application form appropriately with all the necessary details.
4. Make sure to have all the necessary documents to be found under the "Required Documents" section of this page.
5. Provide authorised signatory wherever applicable.
6. Now make the requisite payment and collect the receipt from the concerned officials to complete the process.

Pay Online:

1. To pay vehicle tax (Green Tax), the applicant has to visit the official portal of the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways: Link to Portal
2. In the homepage, please scroll down to “Informational Services” and click on the “more” button in the “Citizen Guide” tab.
3. The applicant will be taken to the “Manual” page where all the available services will be listed.
4. Please click on the name of the required service and click on “Step by Step procedure” from the drop down menu.
5. The applicant will be taken to a new PDF page where the process for applying will be explained clearly.
6. Please follow the steps to complete the application.

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Required Documents

“It is advised that the taxpayer shall have the following details while paying the tax.”

• Registration Certificate of the vehicle
• Insurance Certificate
• Pollution under control certificate
• Aadhaar Card

Office Locations & Contacts

Department of Transport,
AN – 01, RTO office
Mohanpura, Port Blair,
Andaman and Nicobar Islands - 744101, India.
Phone: 232150, 231216.
Link for contact information: Contacts link

Regional transport officer,
AN – 02, RTO office
Car Nicobar - Nicobar District,
Andaman and Nicobar Islands - 744301, India.

Eligibility

• Motor Vehicles other than a transport vehicle which has completed 15 years from the date of registration should pay the green tax.
• Transport Vehicle which has completed 8 years from the date of its registration should pay the green tax.
• The vehicle owner or the family members (Age - 18 years and above) also can pay the tax.
  

Fees

• The green tax for a vehicle is arrived based on the road tax. A fixed percentage (10%/25%/or the percentage as per norms) of the road tax is collected as green tax. The percentage varies with respect to the pollution level of the particular state.
• Please follow the link for additional information: link
• Fee amount is system generated as per government norms.
• The tax amount varies with the type of the vehicle (two-wheeler / car / transport vehicle).
• Please visit the following link for tax details:: link in the given page, please select/enter prompted details as appropriate. Enter the captcha at the prompted space as applicable and then click on the “Get Tax Details” button for the respective tax details.

Validity

• The tax paid will be valid for the period based on the vehicle type for which the tax is paid.
• The validity can be five years or three years or as per the validity sanctioned for the vehicle based on the condition of the vehicle and government norms.

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• While processing online, the payment will be made instantly.

Related Videos

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Instructions

• Vehicles used for agriculture (tractor and harvester) are exempted from green tax).
• While making online payment, please provide the correct registration number of the vehicle.
• Before proceeding to make the payment, please confirm the amount as per the tax details page.
• The applicant shall pay the tax as per the available tax mode (quarterly/annually).
• The applicant should make sure that the registered mobile number is hand and active while paying the tax online.

Required Information

1. Registration number of the vehicle for which the tax need to be paid
2. Mobile number
3. Aadhaar number (optional)
4. Bank details to make online payment

Need for the Document

• The tax (green tax) is intended to discourage people from using vehicles which damage the environment and motivates the user to switch to newer alternatives.
• Green tax for vehicles was introduced to discourage owners from driving older vehicles.
• A vehicle with up-to-date tax clearance is mandatory for obtaining permits, to ride without any penalty, to process FC, etc.

Information which might help

• This tax will dissuade people from using old polluting vehicles and helps in pollution free environment.
• As per government G.O, vehicles like strong hybrids, electric vehicles and alternate fuels like CNG, ethanol, LPG, etc. to be exempted
• Green tax varies with the categorization of the vehicle.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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External Links

• To know the tax payment process flow visit the following link:Process Flow
  
• To know your vehicle RC details click here: RC details
  
• Please use the following link for additional information: link1 AND link2

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