16% rise in Haryana GST revenue: Dushyant
CHANDIGARH: Haryana deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala said on Sunday that the state registered 16% increase in revenue from the goods and services tax (GST) in 2021-22 and bagged fifth slot in the entire country in GST collection.
The total GST collection in 2021-22 was Rs 35,390 crore in comparison to Rs 30,507 crore collected during the corresponding financial year, the deputy chief minister said at a press conference here.
“We have set a target of Rs 40,000 crore for GST collection this year,” he added.
The deputy CM said the total collection of the SGST has been Rs 15,115 crore, which was earlier Rs 11,959 crore. He said rise in the SGST revenue became possible after a team of the officers was constituted that cracked down on GST evasion.
He said steps were taken to reduce the delay in fetching data, while the GST offices in Haryana were modernised at a cost of Rs 30 crore.
Dushyant said transit slips were introduced for better control of interstate movement
of liquor and high-security holograms have also been implemented under track and trace system.
He said flow meters and CCTV cameras have been installed at all distilleries and bottling plants in Haryana. There will also be a facility of QR code system under which transparency in the process will be ensured.
Robust coalition
The deputy chief minister said the BJP-JJP coalition will jointly contest the upcoming polls of the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIS) and local bodies.
He said the coalition government is running smoothly as well as successfully. He said the BJP-JJP will also fight the next Lok Sabha and assembly elections together.