An amount of Rs 2,331 crore has been recovered by Haryana Government as tax arrears from 1,874 traders and dealers under its recently launched one-time settlement scheme for recovery of outstanding dues, 2017 in the state.
The State Excise and Taxation Minister, Capt. Abhimanyu on Thursday said that the Department has received Rs 2232.20 crore of tax arrears from Panipat alone under the scheme. Out of the total arrears, the refinery of the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) alone accounted for Rs 2230.98 crore and remaining Rs 1.22 crore was received from dealers in Panipat.
In districts Gurugram and Sonepat, more than Rs 45.75 crore and Rs 10.77 crore were recovered from 359 and 137 dealers, respectively, said the Minister.
Giving more details, he said that more than Rs 46.57 lakh was recovered from 22 dealers in Ambala, over Rs 85.02 lakh from 38 dealers in Bhiwani, more than Rs 10.45 crore from 333 dealers in Faridabad, more than Rs 99.20 lakh from 46 dealers in Fatehabad, over Rs 1.78 crore from 65 dealers in Hisar.
Similarly, more than Rs 4.05 crore was recovered from 75 dealers in Jhajjar, over Rs 45.45 lakh from 11 dealers in Jind, more than Rs 25.55 lakh from 30 dealers in Kaithal and more than Rs 2.33 crore from 296 dealers in Karnal.
In Kurukshetra, over Rs 1.02 crore was recovered from 92 dealers, more than Rs 56.45 lakh was recovered from 11 dealers in Nuh, around Rs 16.98 lakh from eight dealers in Narnaul, more than Rs 2.82 crore from 31 dealers in Palwal, more than Rs 9.90 crore from 46 dealers in Panchkula, Rs 1.19 crore in Rewari, Rs 2.03 crore in district Rohtak, more than Rs 1.22 crore in Sirsa and more than Rs 1.71 crore from 57 dealers in Yamunanagar.
The Excise and Taxation Minister said that the settlement scheme was launched on June 22 to minimise litigation, reduce the burden of defaulters and mop up dues under various Acts administered by the Excise and Taxation Department.