Cabinet Grants Approval for Two-Winged Transformation of State Taxes and Excise Administration



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The State Taxes and Excise department is undergoing a significant restructuring, dividing into two distinct wings: one for Excise and another for GST and Allied Taxes. This move aims to enhance efficiency, streamline operations, and improve service delivery. Additionally, the Cabinet has approved the extension of the Himachal Pradesh Sadbhawana Legacy Cases Resolution Scheme, allowing more time for taxpayers to settle pending assessment cases. Other approvals include a new ropeway in Kullu to boost tourism and an MoU with the National Dairy Development Board for a milk processing plant.

In a groundbreaking decision aimed at bolstering administrative efficiency, the Cabinet has granted approval for the restructuring of the State Taxes and Excise department. The transformative move involves the creation of two distinct wings within the department the Excise wing and the GST and Allied Taxes wing. The strategic decision is set to streamline the functioning of these crucial departments, fostering a more focused and effective approach to handling taxation matters. This restructu
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The department is being restructured into two separate wings: an Excise wing and a GST and Allied Taxes wing.

The aim is to streamline functioning, optimise resource utilisation, improve service delivery, and ensure a more focused and effective approach to taxation matters.

It's a scheme to expedite the resolution of pending assessment cases and arrears, particularly those subsumed under GST. Its third phase has been extended.

The extension is effective from January 1, 2024, to March 31, 2024.

Approval has been granted for the development, operation, and maintenance of a Ropeway from Nature Park Mohal to Bijli Mahadev Temple.

The MoU is for consultancy services to establish an automated milk processing plant at Dhagwar in Kangra district.




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