The Tamil Nadu Government has set a target of generating over Rs 50,000 crore as tax revenue this fiscal, Commercial Taxes and Registration Minister B. V. Ramanaa said today.
The tax revenue mopped up during the first half of this financial year stood at Rs 23,142 crore, up by 26.2 per cent over the same period last year, he said in an official release.
At a review meeting with senior officials of his Department, the Minister said tax revenues collected during the first half of last fiscal stood at Rs 18,336 crore.
“In order to aid the implementation of welfare and social security schemes announced by Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa and to further augment revenue beyond the target of Rs 51,332 crore fixed for the current financial year, the Minister instructed officials to perform their duties tirelessly,” he said.
The Minister said the Chief Minister had issued orders to fill 1,325 vacant posts in the department to achieve the target.
Stating that the Government had sanctioned Rs 33.36 crore towards modernisation of check posts belonging to the department, the Minister said Rs 20.15 crore was allotted for construction of new buildings, for commercial tax offices which were operating from rental buildings.
A total of Rs 1.12 crore was also allotted to the Department for the purchase of new vehicles, he said.
Commercial Taxes and Registration Department Secretary, Sunil Paliwal, Commissioner K. Manivasan, and senior officials participated in the meeting, the release added.