Haryana has recorded an increase of about 23 per cent in excise and GST (Goods and Services Tax) collection so far as compared to last year, Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala said on Tuesday.

Addressing a press conference here, Chautala said that this time there has been a record collection in excise and GST and all previous records will be broken by the end of the financial year which will establish a new benchmark for Haryana.

He said that in order to prevent tax evasion, flow-meters will be installed in all the distilleries of Haryana by 28 February, 2023. Orders have been given to install POS machines (Point of Sales) at all liquor shops in the state by 31 December.

Chautala said that so far, POS systems have been installed at 55 per cent of shops in the state. He said that if these machines are not installed within the stipulated time, those shop owners will face a heavy penalty.

Haryana is the first state in the country where directions have been given to install POS machines at liquor shops, he added.

The Deputy CM said the Haryana government has taken several historic steps in its excise policy which have yielded outstanding results. He said that CCTV cameras have been installed in all the distilleries plants.

All such units are being monitored through CCTV cameras by setting up a control room at the headquarters. The Deputy CM said during the excise year 2019-20, Rs 6,361 Crore excise-revenue was received, in 2020-21 Rs 6,790 crore and in the year 2021-22, Rs 7,936 crore was recovered.

“This year just in the beginning Rs 5,736 crore has been collected, due to which it is expected to touch the benchmark of Rs 9500 crore in the current excise year which will be a great achievement for Haryana,” he said.

“We are marching towards setting a new record whereas this year the Government has set the target of recovering Rs 8,900 crore,” Chautala added.

Chautala said that if a comparative study is done on the basis of consumption and production states, Haryana has become the number one state in the country in terms of collecting GST revenue.
He said that till 14 November in 2021, Rs 14,302 crore GST was collected, while this year till now Rs 18,290 Crore has been collected, which shows an increase of about 22.71 per cent.