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JAMMU: In a bid to enter e-governance, the excise and taxation department in Jammu and Kashmir has started the automation process to deliver 17 services online from next financial year, Excise Commissioner Talat Parvez Rohella said on Monday. "From next financial year, the new applicants and others who need to avail any service with the department have to come through online mode only," the officer added. The front-end of the automation plan will be launched this month under which the 17 services would be notified this week itself, he said. A mega plan is underway to ensure hassle free clearance of goods at Lakhanpur toll plaza , gateway to Jammu and Kashmir from Punjab, with the introduction of online payment system.The Lakhanpur toll plaza generates Rs 1,000 crore revenue annually. "The phase-wise automation has been set into motion to replace the manual work with electronic operations..