Directorate of Information & Publicity 
Directorate of Information & Publicity
Government of NCT of Delhi
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Dated 22.05.2016
- Innovative Bill Banvao, Inam Pao Scheme of Delhi Government to be replicated in other States
- 78 people win award under Bill Banvao Inam Pao Scheme for April, 2016
- 4 entries win maximum prize of Rs 50,000 each while 74 others win five times of their purchase
- Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister to give away the prizes in a function on 23rd May
- Bills uploaded by people helped in catching large number of tax evaders
- By uploading the bills people make sure that the VAT paid by them reaches the government and is used in the development of Delhi
The Bill Banvao, Inam Pao, an innovative scheme of the Government of NCT of Delhi is becoming popular among the people of Delhi. Launched in January 2016, around 50,000 people have participated in the scheme so far by downloading the “DVATBILL” App and uploading the bill of their purchase. The App is available for both Android and Apple phones and has been developed in-house by the Department of Trade and Taxes. The innovative nature of the scheme and the effectiveness of the scheme in catching the tax evaders has drawn attention of many other State Governments including Haryana, Jharkhand etc who are studying the scheme and are planning to replicate it in their State. The Central Board of Excise and Customs is also studying the scheme for catching service tax evaders.
In the month of April 2016, once again more than 10,000 bills were received under the scheme through the DVATBILL App. After scrutiny of bills, 78 people have been selected for cash awards for the month. Sh Manish Sishodia, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi will give away the prizes to the winners in a function to be held on 23rd May, 2016 at 11.30 AM in Delhi Secretariat. The winners are selected through computerized draw of lots out of the total bills received under the scheme. 4 participants have won Rs 50,000 each, the maximum amount of prize under the scheme while 74 other have won 5 times the amount of purchase made by them though the bill uploaded.
To be eligible for prize under the scheme, the bill should be from a dealer registered with the Department i.e. having a valid TIN number mentioned on it. Bills of purchase made from other States including Uttar Pradesh and Haryana can’t be uploaded. The bill should be more than Rs 100 and should be uploaded within 7 days of making the purchase. The bill should not be of tax free items. Moreover, bills of purchase of petrol and diesel are not eligible.
People can participate in the scheme by downloading the “DVATBILL” from playstore or appstore and uploading the bills of their purchase through the App. 1% of the entries are selected for prize through computerized draw of lots. Winners get prize equal to five times the amount of bill upto a maximum of Rs 50,000.
By participating in the scheme and uploading the bills of their purchases, the people of Delhi have not only won prizes but have also helped the Department in catching tax evaders, traders doing business on invalid/cancelled TIN and dealers manipulating the records of their sales. The Department has recovered more than Rs 1.5 crore from such tax evaders so far and have also initiated prosecution of the dealers found manipulating the records.
“We thank the people of Delhi for enthusiastic participation in the scheme and helping us in catching the tax evaders”, said the VAT Commissioner Delhi Sh S.S. Yadav. “We expect the same cooperation from the people in the coming months as well. I appeal to the people of Delhi to insist on issue of bills of each purchase made by them as the VAT is included in the MRP and is charged by the seller. By uploading the bill the people make sure that the VAT paid by them reaches the government and is used for development of Delhi. Uploading of bill is a very simple process and takes less than a minute”, he added.
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