The PPP model of revenue collection of the Jharkhand government has set an example across the country. A high level three- member team from Uttar Pradesh headed by Chairman of Uttar Pradesh Board for Development of Municipal Financial Resources Rakesh Garg is in the State on a three day visit regarding the same.
The team during its three day visit will closely understand the efforts being made by the urban bodies of Jharkhand towards the valuation of property and the innovative efforts used for increasing tax and non tax revenue.
On February 13, the delegation met the Principal Secretary Urban Development and Housing Department Ajoy Kumar Singh and Director State Urban Development Agency (SUDA) Shashi Ranjan at Project Bhavan to closely understand the tax collection model which was presented to the officials through a power point presentation.
The members on February 14 visited the Bundu Municipal body and on February 15 the Ranchi Municipal Corporation to take information about the continuous increase in revenue through power point presentations.
The PPP model of revenue collection was redesigned in 2014 and implemented across the State in 2016. Under the new revenue model holding tax, municipal trade license and other taxes have increased by almost three times.
This is primarily the reason why the revenue model was praised by the Government of India last year while the Urban Development and Housing Department of the State government was also awarded.
Deputy Director Ramkrishna Kumar, Ranchi Municipal Corporation Deputy Municipal Commissioner Shankar Yadav and others were also present on the occasion.