Provincial Minister for Excise and Taxation & Narcotics Control Mukesh Kumar Chawla has said that Excise and Taxation & Narcotics Control has recovered Rs. 4524.935 million rupees in July 2017 only ,  while in the same period in July 2016 , Rs. 3612.735 millions were recovered. 

This he said while presiding over a departmental meeting here on Wednesday in his office.  Secretary Excise and Taxation & Narcotics Control Abdul Haleem Shaikh, Director General Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui and all Divisional Directors also attended the meeting.

DG Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui, while briefing the meeting, informed that more than Rs. 2987 millions in term of Infrastructure Cess tax, Rs.35 millions in term of Professional Tax, Rs. 227 millions in term of Property Tax and the remaining amount was recovered in other taxes as well.

It was also decided in the meeting that the tests for vacant posts in Excise Department would be conducted in mid of September and these tests would be conducted in district basis. It was also decided in the meeting that the cash prizes would be given to those officers and officials who had shown good performance. Minister for ET&NT Mukesh Kumar Chawla expressed his pleasure that the post of the director had been in grade 20 while newly created 8 posts of additional directors were in grade 19.

The Minister Mukesh Chawla directed Secretary and Director General to take action against illegal check posts and against those officers / officials who, for nothing, checked the vehicles.  He further directed to take measures against those who showed poor performance. 

However he was very happy that during last fiscal year the Excise and Taxation Department did excellent performance and got more revenue than the targets.