CAG finds ₹260.24 crore tax shortfall in Haryana revenue sector

This audit examined the compliance of Government of Haryana departments, revenue sectors, and public sector enterprises for the period ended March 2023. It also covered a subject-specific audit on the implementation of the Smart City Mission in Haryana.

Government of Haryana (including Town and Country Planning, Forest, HR, Finance, Public Works, and Women and Child Development Departments; Revenue Sector; and State Public Sector Enterprises)

• Loss of ₹ 1.97 crore due to violation of policy guidelines for oustees by Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran.
• Shortfall of ₹ 22.63 crore in the State Compensatory Afforestation Fund due to incorrect demand of Net Present Value by the Forest Department.
• Avoidable financial burden of ₹ 8.29 crore on the State Exchequer due to delayed EPF contributions by 191 indenting entities.
• Unfruitful expenditure of ₹ 25.86 crore on four incomplete works in Kurukshetra, Rewari, Kaithal, and Panipat by the Public Works Department.
• Excess payment of insurance premium of ₹ 12.66 crore to LIC by the Women and Child Development Department due to lack of beneficiary list maintenance.
• Under-assessment/short levy of tax/loss of revenue aggregating to ₹ 260.24 crore in 2,516 cases across Sales Tax, Stamp Duty, and Registration fee.
• Short levy of stamp duty and registration fee of ₹ 23.37 crore due to misclassification of collaboration agreements.
• Shortfall of ₹ 17.82 crore in stamp duty collection due to undervaluation of immovable property (residential/commercial land treated as agricultural).
• Loss of stamp duty of ₹ 13.99 crore due to non-registration of collaboration agreements by seven developers.

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