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J. Nanda Gopal

HYDERABAD, July 8

A TARGET of Rs 8,803 crore has been fixed for the Commercial Taxes Department for the current fiscal, which is Rs 1,000 crore more than that of last year, Mr N. Ramesh Kumar, Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, told presspersons here on Monday.

He said the growth rate in tax for the month of June was 12.14 per cent and in terms of tax collection, Andhra Pradesh was doing better than Karnataka. In tune with the rapid developments in the financial sector, the department had brought about several changes that were less cumbersome for traders and helped in easy movement of goods.

As many as 525 large tax payers in the State were given Gold Cards which ensured them top priority in getting clearance of their goods at check posts. In order to serve them better, the department was delivering waybills at their doorsteps. Sales tax registration certificates were being issued across the counter to applicants if they furnished all details, he said.

Verification of applications, if necessary, was taken up after the issue of certificates and payment of security deposit and furnishing of security bonds were dispensed with.

To enable traders get their waybills faster, efforts were on to help them download e-waybills through the department's Web sites, www.apvatonline.com and www.apvatvision.com.

To begin with, about 15 large dealers would be enabled to get their e-waybills in 10 days. Small traders also would be given the e-waybill facility in due course. Integration of offices was going on to cut down time to get different clearances wherever possible and the department had taken up computerisation of work and networking of branches to make transition to VAT regime smooth, he said.

In accordance with the directive of the Centre, internal check posts were being abolished and external check posts strengthened, he said. Surprise checks on traders were yielding better results than internal check posts, he added.

It was decided to bring in accountability in the department, but it needed proper administrative set-up. Initially, grievance redress councils were being formed in this direction.

A three-member panel of deputy commissioners would meet on the second Monday of every month in each district to sort out matters. The first meeting would be held at Vijayawada, Guntur, Vizianagaram, Kurnool and Hyderabad, he added.

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