Chief Secretary RS Sharma during a review meeting with Revenue department on Wednesday said that, there should be transparency in the work culture of the revenue department for the ease of the tax payers.
He instructed the officials to make an easy and suitable process for tax filing so that large number of people can pay their tax, and by doing so that we can increase the number of tax payers and the revenue of the state. Secretary Commercial Taxes department MR Meena informed Chief Secretary that the department is already making an changes in registration, payment and return filing system. The CS instructed that Integrated Check Post system should be properly started by November 15, 2013.
The CS stressed on the need to increase the revenue of Mines department through automation, and strictly instructed that the department will work on the basis of the software developed by the tax department till Mines department develops its own. Sharma instructed Transport department to adopt E-payment gateway so that transport tax can be increased. He also said that strict action should taken against the tax defaulters and the officials of the department should fix their targets for vehicle checking. CS also stressed to connect the department with SMS gateway so that work process can be improved and quick information can be gathered about any vehicle.
Principle Secretary Information and Technology NN Sinha, Principal Secretary Transport Department KK Khendalwal, Principal Secretary Finance AP Singh, Secretary Commercial Tax Department MR Meena, Secretary Mines, Excise and probhition and other senior officials were present in the meeting.