290,000 citizens register for e-auction
For the current fiscal year, budget deficit is estimated at Rs6.22 trillion, a sum that will be borrowed from domestic and foreign sources to finance expenses, including the fuel of luxury vehicles. PHOTO: file
The e-Auction App and Web Portal, developed by the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) in collaboration with the Punjab Excise and Taxation Department, has so far registered more than 290,000 aspirants since August 2020 to obtain attractive vehicle numbers.
This emerged during a progress review meeting chaired by PITB Chairman Faisal Yousaf on Thursday at Arfa Software Technology Park (ASTP). PITB Chairman Faisal Yousaf said that the system had also been linked to e-Pay Punjab for the payment of fees and the department had so far collected more than Rs790 million in revenue.
The chair further stated that the e-Auction App and Web Portal had enabled people to secure attractive car numbers online.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 31st, 2023.