Writeup AP 2011-12 - Punjab State Planning Board

efund to exporters and dealers resorting to interstate sales, the facilities of E-filing of
quarterly returns has been introduced by the department. E-payment facility has also been
provided to the dealers in the state.
182. The collections under Punjab VAT and CST Acts have increased from Rs.
7046.65 crore in 2008-09 to Rs. 8284.13 crore in 2009-10 registering an increase of 17.56%.
During 2010-11, the collections are Rs. 10778.15 crore i.e. an increase of 30.10% over the
previous year.
183. Against the excise revenue of Rs. 1810.72 crore earned during 2008-09, an
amount of Rs. 2100.57 crore was earned during 2009-10 thereby registering an increase of
16%. During 2010-11, excise collections are of Rs. 2372.02 crore i.e. an increase of 12.92%
over the previous year.
DECENTRALIZED PLANNING
184. The state government has constituted District Planning Committees for all the
districts of the State. From the year 2010-11, the Administrative Departments are
implementing the District Level Plan Schemes through District Planning Committees
(DPCs). The guidelines for the preparation of the District Plan of the District Level Schemes
by District Planning Committees have been issued. An aexpenditure of Rs. 281.19 crore was
incurred during 2010-11. An amount of Rs. 474.12 crore has been provided for 2011-12
under the various district level plan schemes.
REVENUE, LAND RECORDS AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT
185. The govt. has embarked upon some serious efforts for resource mobilization.
Rates of Court fees and stamp duty for 17 instruments have been revised. Further, the upper
limit of registration fee has been revised from 10,000 to 30,000/-. However, to promote the
vesting of proprietary rights amongst women, on the documents executed in favour of
women, the stamp duty has further been reduced from 4% to 3%.
186. The Integrated Land Management System (ILMS) project for
Computerization of Land Records and Registration of Documents for the State of Punjab was
started on 4 th November, 2006 by the Revenue Department through Punjab Land Records
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