FOR the last many years, number plates issued by the Excise and Taxation department, ICT, are unfortunately of very substandard quality. This is despite the fact that department charges a good amount of registration fee though the metal plate and the paint used are so inferior that within a few months the plate gets rusty and twisted due to rain, wind, etc.
This has forced people to discard these plates and instead go for number plates prepared by local vendors. These number plates are of various designs and shapes.
Thus due to prevalent corruption and mismanagement in the Excise & Taxation (E&T) Department, people are forced to go against the law while the traffic police carry out charge sheets against unauthorised number plates.
It appears that some sort of mafia isworking in the E & T Department otherwise it is not possible that such a situation could prevail for so long.
I urge upon the interior minister to take strict action against persons who are involved in such dirty practices and are defaming the department and make sure that people are properly served and illegal tendencies are totally curbed.
