Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy today directed all the revenue-generating departments to achieve the annual targets set for them for tax collections.
The CM held a review meeting at the Secretariat with officials of the commercial taxes, excise, registrations, transport, mines and mineral departments, and discussed the possibility of enhancing revenues for the year 2023-24.
On the occasion, the CM questioned the big gap between the targets set by the government and revenue generation from the commercial taxes department.
Officials informed the CM that the Union government had not yet paid more than Rs 4,000 crore due to the State under the GST compensation till last year, and that the gap in revenues was clearly visible due to non-receipt of those funds from the Centre even after the deadline ended.
In a review that followed of the performance of the stamps and registration department, officials informed the CM that the offices of the Sub-Registrars and the District Registration Offices were functioning in hired buildings.
Commissioner of the commercial taxes department Dr T K Sridevi brought to the notice of the CM that the same situation prevailed in her department, too.
The CM felt that it was not good for the revenue-generating departments to not have their own buildings, and directed the officials to prepare proposals for the construction of new buildings. He also suggested to the officials that they utilize the vacant government buildings in Hyderabad and in the various district headquarters.
Deputy CM Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, Chief Secretary Santhi Kumari and senior officials of the respective departments participated in the review.