Haryana has become the first State in the country to offer its citizens the facility of making all payments to the Government through Common Service Centres (CSCs) dotting the length and breadth of the State.
An official spokesman on Monday said that the step digitally empowers and provides convenience to the citizens. Online Government Receipts Accounting System (e-GRAS) is an e-Governance initiative taken by the State Government under mission mode project category. It forms an integral part of the Integrated Financial Management System. e-GRAS facilitates collection of tax and non-tax revenue through CSCs, he said.
The State Government collects Rs 55,000 crore every year through e-GRAS. The facility would help the government in enhancing revenue collection besides making it convenient to the citizens. Also, it enables them to deposit the dues without going to the bank and saves them standing in long queues, said the spokesman.
e-GRAS covers 109 departments of the State Government and all services of these departments like collection of bill payments, dues, fees and fines, taxes, non-taxable payments, online application payments etc, are covered under this initiative.