Audit Reports
Jharkhand
Report of 2010 - Report on Revenue Receipts of Government of Jharkhand
Overview
This Report contains 26 paragraphs including two reviews relating to non/short levy/loss of tax involving Rs. 237.97 crore. Some of the major findings are mentioned in the following paragraphs:
The total receipts of the Government of Jharkhand for the year 2009-10 were Rs. 15,118.47 crore against Rs. 13,212.84 crore during 2008-09. The revenue raised by the State Government amounted to Rs. 6,754.27 crore comprising tax revenue of Rs. 4,500.12 crore and non-tax revenue of Rs. 2,254.15 crore. The receipts from the Government of India were Rs. 8,364.20 crore (State's share of divisible Union taxes: Rs. 5,547.57 crore and grants-in-aid: Rs. 2,816.63 crore). Thus, the State Government could raise only 45 per cent of the total revenue. Taxes on sales, trade etc. (Rs. 3,597.20 crore) and non-ferrous mining and metallurgical industries (Rs. 1,733.15 crore) were the major (78.92 per cent) source of tax and non-tax revenue respectively during the year 2009-10.
The number of inspection reports and audit observations issued upto December 2009, but not settled by June 2010, stood at 2,166 and 10,772 respectively involving Rs. 7,676.65 crore. In respect of 471 inspection reports issued upto December 2009, even the first replies had not been received though these were required to be furnished within one month of their receipt.