Bill Banvao Inaam Pao Scheme,10th August 2016

Posted on 10 Aug, 2016 5:20 pm

 

The Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Shri Manish Sisodia today distributed cash prizes to 49 winners of 6th draw of Bill Banvao Inaam Pao Scheme in a function organized by the Trade and Tax department at Delhi Secretariat, wherein the 02 winners were awarded with the cash prize of Rs. 50000 each. The function was presided over by the parliamentary Secretary of Finance Minister, Shri Shiv Charan Goel and was attended by Commissioner VAT, Shri S. S. Yadav along with the Senior Officers of Trade and Taxes Department. The cash prizes worth Rs. 436177 were distributed by the Deputy Chief Minister in today’s prize distribution function of the Bill Banvao Inaam Pao Scheme. 

Awarding the winners with cash prizes Shri Sisodia asked the people of Delhi to become Brand Ambassador of the Bill Banvao Inaam Pao Scheme to enable the Government to collect tax (Revenue) which will be further utilized for over all development of Delhi, for its’ hospitals, roads, education, flyovers, better health & medical facilities for the welfare of the people. 

Shri Sisodia also appealed the people to popularize the scheme Bill Banvao Inaam Pao Scheme, as it has become a “movement” against the tax evaders and is adding to the collection of tax. 

Shri Sisodia further said that by participating in the Scheme and uploading the bills, people have effectively ensured that the hard earned money they pay as VAT reaches the government for development of the city’s infrastructure” he added. 

“We thank the people of Delhi for enthusiastic participation in the scheme and helping us in catching the tax evaders”, said the VAT Commissioner Delhi Sh S.S. Yadav. “We expect the same cooperation from the people in the coming months as well. I appeal to the people of Delhi to insist on issue of bills of each purchase made by them as the VAT is included in the MRP and is charged by the seller. By uploading the bill the people make sure that the VAT paid by them reaches the government and is used for development of Delhi. Uploading of bill is a very simple process and takes less than a minute”, Shri Yadav added. 

Shri Yadav said that many dealers doing business on cancelled TIN or manipulating records were detected through this scheme as this scheme has become instrumental as a “silent monitor” to check and detected the tax evaders. 

Shri Yadav informed the gathering for participating in the scheme informed that to be eligible for prize under the scheme, the bill should be from a dealer registered with the Department i.e. having a valid TIN number mentioned on it. Bills of purchase made from other States including Uttar Pradesh and Haryana can’t be uploaded. The bill should be more than Rs 100 and should be uploaded within 7 days of making the purchase. The bill should not be of tax free items. Moreover, bills of purchase of petrol and diesel are not eligible. 

People can participate in the scheme by downloading the “DVATBILL” from playstore or appstore and uploading the bills of their purchase through the App. 1% of the entries are selected for prize through computerized draw of lots. Winners get prize equal to five times the amount of bill upto a maximum of Rs 50,000. 

 

COURTESY - DIRECTORATE OF INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI