Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Monday said that despite overall global recession and slow down, the Himachal Pradesh Government has succeeded in ensuring increase of overall tax revenue collection of 17.2 percent till January 31, 2020, which was a healthy sign of economic growth of the State.
"State has collected taxes of more than Rs 600 crore in financial year 2019-2020 over the corresponding year in the financial year 2018-19," Thakur said.
The chief minister said that state government has taken several steps to increase the revenue and tax collection in the State, adding that the State Government was regularly reviewing the tax revenue collections in the state and taking necessary steps to keep the momentum going.
He said that the results for current year were also encouraging, as the overall GST collection has registered a growth of 50.76 percent.
Thakur said the state government was also ensuring effective enforcement of GST in tourism, construction and hydro-electric projects etc. besides taking steps to realize the arrears of defaulting excise, toll and other contractors to add revenue to state exchequer.
HIMACHAL TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE ONLINE SERVICES
Himachal Pradesh Transport Department has implemented a web-based software for providing transport related services for general public, a spokesperson of the department said on Monday. This software provides a facility to the applicants whereby they can apply for various transport services online from anywhere and deposit requisite fee online for availing the services.
"This software would help the general public to avail the different transport related services at door steps and they will not have to visit the offices of transport department for availing these services. The government has authorized Lok Mitra Kendras (LMT)/Common Service Centres (CSC) for online submission of applications," the spokesperson said.
These services include application for transfer of ownership, change of address, duplicate registration certificate, alteration in RC, hypothecation addition, hypothecation deletion, conversion of vehicles, renewal of registration (non transport vehicles), application for RC particular, application for NOC, fitness certificate/ duplicate fitness certificate, road tax payment, special road tax payment, new/renew/duplicate/special permit, home state authorisation, new/duplicate counter signature, goods national permit, trade certificate new/renew/duplicate, print of permits, learner's licence, new/renew/duplicate driving licence, additional endorsement of DL i.e. change in address, change in name, change in biometrics, addition in class, new/renew/duplicate conductor license and DL extract print.