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.
Governor is pleased to include the facility for receipts under deduct recovery heads for recovery of overpayments pertaining to all departments under a new service Recovery of overpayment in GRIPS.
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.
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.
RBI has authorised additional Banks to handle Govt transactions. The State Government Offices and the Autonomous Bodies/ Statutory Corporations may maintain bank account with it.
To allow issuance of system-generated e-receipts through web based applications e-Vahan and e-Sarathi only against payments made at any motor vehicles office.
Regarding online and off-line receipts of Tax and Non-tax Revenue through GRIPS, the Governor is pleased to allow 3 (three) more banks to act as the Participant Bankers.
Guidelines on calculation of penal interest chargeable on Agency Banks for delayed remittances of Government Receipts into Government Account.
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.
Revised procedure for Over the Counter Receipt [OCR] through Government Receipt Portal System [GRIPS] regarding On-line and Off-line Receipts of Tax and Non-Tax Revenue.
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.