GRIPS
Finance Department, Government of West Bengal introduced on-line receipt of Tax and Non-Tax revenue through Government Receipt Portal System or GRIPS Portal.
Modalities of receipt of funds into deposit accounts maintained at various treasuries/ PAO’s through GRIPS using inter-treasury transfer of fund mechanism
Inclusion of heads of accounts for revenue receipts administered by various departments of the State Government through GRIPS Portal. New heads have been included and earlier heads are deleted.
GRIPS Challan, as generated by Tender Inviting Authority (TIA) after finalization of the tender processing with the particulars and the amount of deposit, with ‘by default’ account number of the pooling account will be sent by the authority to the SBI via e-mail.
West Bengal Health Recruitment Board having completed the process of tuning their system to electronic receipt of examination fees approached Finance Department to enable the GRIPS portal to receive fees for examination to be conducted by them from this year.
Government is pleased to include Syndicate Bank and Andhra Bank in the list of Banks with authority to receive Government Tax and Non Tax Revenue both online and off line through GRIPS portal.
On-line and off-line receipt of fees for examinations to be conducted by the PSCWB and fines imposed by the 19 nos of Distt Police authorities and 5 nos of Police Commissionerates under WBP through GRIPS portal.
GRIPS is being integrated with IFMS and is going to be rolled out as a Module of Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS) on and from 31st October, 2016.
All taxes under West Bengal Value Added Tax Act, 2003, West Bengal Sales Tax Act, 1994, Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 and West Bengal State Tax on Professions, Traders, Callings and Employment Act, 1979, West Bengal Tax on Entry of Goods into Local Areas Act, 2012, and The Bengal Excise Act, 1909 shall be paid by the Tax-payers electronically only through GRIPS Portal w.e.f. 01.10.2014.
a) Refund made by the Banks by cheque or draft to the Treasury/PAO/PDO, b) Deposits made in LF/Deposit account/PFD account c) Repayment of House Building Advance/Computer Advance/motor cycle advance.
Inclusion of heads of accounts for revenue receipts administered by I&W Dptt., Dte of Factories under Labour Dptt., Dte of Electricity duty and Commissioner of Agricultural Income Tax under Finance Dptt., through GRIPS Portal.