constituent assembly of india debates (proceedings)- volume vii

The amount retainable by Indian States and the average duty Collected are as follows:-
Name of state Amount retainable Average Col-lection
(Rs.) (Rs. in lakhs)
Mysore 12,91,135 17
Kapurthala 2,52,000 8
Kolhapur 2,33,592 4
Rampur 11,43,532 16
Phaltan 5,21,262
Sangli 44,007 Not Known
Miraj 6,944 Not Known
Following is the contribution by the above States to the Central Exchequer in respect of the year
1945-46 -
Mysore ---
Kapurthala 6,47,368
Kolhapur 2,26,820
Rampur ---
Phaltan 1,40,585
Sangli 1,07,869
Miraj 59,268
Information regarding the amount to be surrendered by Mysore and Rampur is still awaited.
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7. Tobacco. - All States are expected to levy the British Indian rate of duty. (Some States where
production is not of much consequence levy excise on the basis of acreage in view of the high cost of
administration.) The States are entitled to retain the proceeds of the excise duty subject to the limit, on
the basis of their population, worked out in accordance with the following formula -
Rs.
R X P
A = ---------
P
Where A is the limit retainable by a State;
R = the total net revenue in any year calculated from 1 st April to 31
st March, collected in British India and all the participating States (i.e., the
gross revenue less the cost of collection, licence fees, penalties, fines etc.);