All India Motor Transport Congress News

The government assured the members of the transport body that the new laws have not been implemented yet and will only be implemented after consultation with AIMTC.

The truckers' move is likely to disrupt the supplies of commodities and it could lead to a spike in prices of essential goods.

According to them, confusions arose with the existence of Reverse Charge Mechanism (RCM) and Forward Charge (FCM) in GST system.

The apex body representing the cargo and passenger transport industry has warned that the supply of essential items can get adversely impacted, if the current cash withdrawal limit is not enhanced.

A committee headed by Transport Secretary Vijay Chhibber has been formed, in which truckers will also have representatives, to look into their demands and a report will be submitted by December 15.

As previous consultations with the government has failed to resolve the deadlock, AIMTC has also sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention in the matter.

About 16 lakh trucks went off the roads in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on Thursday as part of the nationwide indefinite strike by the truckers to protest against the present toll system.

Lakhs of trucks kept off the roads on Thursday as transporters went on a nationwide strike called by the All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) to oppose the toll system.