"Bill Liyao Inaam Pao Scheme" Successfully Imposes penalties worth Rs 8.15 crore on non-compliant taxpayers
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, February 18-
Punjab cabinet minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Tuesday said that the Excise and Taxation Department has conducted targeted GST registration drives to broaden the GST tax base, resulting in the addition of 46,338 new taxpayers in 2023-24 and approximately 33,000 new taxpayers up to December 2024. He said that a statewide campaign has also been launched to educate taxpayers on filing procedures, ITC claims, and compliance benefits.
Revealing this in a press communiqué issued here, the Cheema said that the State GST department initiated another GSTR registration drive in January 2025, visiting approximately 48,000 new dealers and successfully registering around 10,500 eligible dealers across Punjab. He said that various community engagement methods were employed during the registration drive, including awareness camps, meetings with market and industry associations, and interactions with professionals such as Chartered Accountants (CAs), advocates, and accountants.
Highlighting the initiatives taken to promote tax compliance among consumers, the Finance Minister said that the department has extended the "Bill Liyao Inaam Pao Scheme" and sought the active involvement of school and college students to spread awareness among the younger generation.