Shimla, May 19 -- The Himachal government will start a portal to regulate luxury buses from other states operating within the hill state, deputy chief minister Mukesh Agnihotri said while talking to the media on Sunday.

"The Centre's policy for regulating deluxe buses coming from other states is creating hurdles. Questions are often raised about such buses. The Centre's policy for them is that once the operators deposit Rs.3 lakh with them, they can run buses anywhere," he said.

Agnihotri also holds the transport portfolio.

"The state government has imposed special tax on these buses, and the transport department has earned about Rs.17 crore from it. There is a difference of opinion with the Centre regarding this," he added.

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