File VAT forms at 'Bikri Kar Seva Centres' in Punjab

Chandigarh, Apr 30 (UNI) The Punjab government will open 'Bikri Kar Seva Centres' to enable e-filing of returns by dealers and filing of VAT 35 and VAT 36 forms on the web to enable dealers/transporters to file data before actual arrival of goods.

This was stated by state Chief Secretary Ramesh Inder Singh while addressing captains of industry at the Chief Secretaries Summit of PHD Chamber in Delhi.

He said that Punjab has connected all its excise and ttaxation offices for online working. The state has approved E-procurement policy and framework, he added.

Mr Singh said that the state government was also computerising land records on BOOT basis and computerisation of driving licenses and registration of vehicles was also on. He also disclosed that the process to open 2100 common service centres (one in six villages) for providing various government services and other business services to the citizens is under implementation.

Responding to PHDChamber President, Sanjay Bhatia's specific suggestion for ensuring adequate power availability for acelerating economic growth, the Chief Secretary revealed that the private sector investment in power generation would be facilitated by the new Punjab government. Thermal plants of 1200 MW each (2 x 600 MW) at Nabha and Talwandi Sabo would be set up in the state, he added.

Furthermore, the state electricity board was exploring possibility of setting up a 1200 MW coal pit head thermal plant at Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh). This would be a joint venture of South Eastern Coal Fields Ltd.(SECL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited and the state electricyt board at Kusamunda Coal mines.

Hydro Power Projects for generating 317 MW of power are under implementation and 7 developers have signed MOU with Punjab Energy Development Agency for renewable energy development projects for which power purchase agreement are under process, the Chief Secretary added.

UNI