Government of West Bengal
Finance Department
Audit Branch

No. 4168-F(Y) Dated, 28th May, 2015.

MEMORANDUM

Sub: Inclusion of heads of accounts for e-receipt of Government tax and non-tax revenue administered by various departments through GRIPS Portal

On-line receipt of State Government revenue through GRIPS was introduced by the state Government vide FD notification no. 8298-F(Y) dt. 03.10.12. Subsequently a number orders have been issued to prescribe the guidelines for on-line and off-line deposit of the Government receipts through GRIPS. In the meantime twenty six departments adopted the process of on-line and off-line receipt of their tax and non-tax revenues through GRIPS portal. Now, the Government has decided to introduce on-line and off-line receipt of tax and non-tax revenue through GRIPS in all the other departments controlling such receipts under the heads of accounts given in the annexure with effect from 1.7.2015.

Therefore, the Governor is pleased to include the heads of accounts as mentioned in the Annexure-I to this order in GRIPS Portal for on-line and off-line receipt of the related tax and non-tax revenues through all/ any of the participant bankers. The e-challan form of TR-7 given in Annexure-II shall be used for deposit of the revenue through GRIPS portal in absence of any specific format of challan for deposit of Tax/non-tax revenue of any department.

The Guidelines issued in this regard vide F.D notification no. 8298-F(Y) dt. 03.10.12, Memo. Nos. 9668-F(Y) dt. 30.11.12, 10578-F(Y) dt. 28.12.12, 5533-F(Y) dt. 09.07.13, 3435-F(Y) dt. 1.7.14, & 3312-F(Y) dt. 27.4.15 will equally apply in case of the e-receipts under the heads now added .

The Government departments are requested to issue necessary instructions to their subordinate offices for collection of tax and non-tax revenues through GRIPS portal. If necessary, the concerned departments may arrange for awareness programme for the depositors in this regard.

It will be mandatory for all the departments of the State Government to collect their tax & nontax revenue only through GRIPS with effect from 01.07.2015 in terms of Chief Secretary’s letter no. 79(60)-CS/ 2015 dt. 16.5.2015.

Sd/- H.K. Dwivedi
Principal Secretary to the
Government of West Bengal.