Commercial Taxes Dept Achieved Targets: Bhatti

Hyderabad: Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka stated that compared to the previous year, the Commercial Taxes department recorded an overall 6 per cent growth, which he de-scribed as a positive development.

He said that in March, the department had set a revenue target of Rs600 crore through CST and VAT, and approximately Rs500 crore was realised. Bhatti Vikramarka empha-sised the need for a well-structured plan moving forward and advised officials accord-ingly.

The Deputy Chief Minister chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Sub-Committee on Re-source Mobilisation at the Secretariat here on Monday. Ministers Uttam Kumar Reddy, Duddilla Sridhar Babu and Jupally Krishna Rao, who are members of the committee, participated in the meeting.

During the meeting, Bhatti Vikramarka directed officials to identify and rectify any rev-enue leakages in the Excise department to enhance income. Although good progress has been seen in the sale of apartments and flats, the expected momentum is lacking in the sale of agricultural lands and open plots. The group of Ministers instructed officials to analyse the situation and take appropriate action.

Regarding the Transport department, the Ministers directed that the newly introduced Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system be widely implemented across various departments to conduct large-scale inspections.

They further instructed the Tribal Welfare department to ensure that sand sales in tribal areas be conducted through tribal societies, identifying genuine beneficiaries and enrol-ling them as members. They stressed that the department must take this seriously and implement it carefully to ensure real tribal members receive income.