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GOVERNMENT OF SIKKIM MEMORANDUM TO THE FOURTEENTH FINANCE COMMISSION VOLUME – III SUBSIDIARY POINTS (NOTES ON TOPICS-STATE) FINANCE, REVENUE & EXPENDITURE DEPARTMENT Contents I. BASE AND RATES OF STATE TAXES, DUTIES ETC .............................................. 1 1. Land Revenue ............................................................................................................ 1 (a) Base and existing rates of land ............................................................................... 1 (b) In some States in addition to irrigation,. .................................................................. 1 (c) The size of holdings – un-irrigated and irrigated ...................................................... 2 (d) Any cess on land revenue whether land revenue .................................................... 2 2. Agricultural Income Tax .............................................................................................. 2 (a) Base and existing rates. .......................................................................................... 2 (b) Changes made in the base/rates during each of the last three years ...................... 2 3. Tax on Urban Land ..................................................................................................... 2 (a) Base and prevailing rates of tax from 2010-11 onward (year-wise). ........................ 2 (b) Rate of premium for conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural uses. .......... 2 (c) The base and tax rate of (a) & (b) above in 2010-11. .............................................. 2 (d) Base and prevailing rates of local taxation on land & buildings ............................... 3 4. Stamps and Registration ............................................................................................ 3 (a) Brief note on prevailing rates of (i) stamp duties, and (ii) registration fees on. ......... 3 (b) Brief note on implementation of circle rates, date and basis of last revision. ........... 3 5. VAT/Sales Tax/Purchase Tax ..................................................................................... 5 (a) Year of introduction of VAT and changes made in floor rates of VAT ..................... 5 (b) Impact of introduction of VAT on the Revenue of the States; .................................. 5 (c) Year wise compensation availed and impact on State finances; ............................. 5 (d) Impact of changes in CST along with year wise loss of CST ................................... 6 (e) VAT/Sales Tax rates on petroleum products (Petrol, Diesel, ATF, Kerosene, LPG . 6 6. State Excise Duties. ................................................................................................... 6 (a) Base and prevailing rates (in 2012-13) of State Excise Duties. ............................ 6 (b) The present excise policy and changes made during the last five years ................. 9 7. Taxes on motor vehicles, passengers and goods ..................................................... 10 (a) Base and prevailing rates of taxation on motor vehicles ........................................ 10 (b) A note on rationalization of motor vehicle taxes adopted in the recent past. ..... 10 (c) Pollution Control Measures adopted by the State, ................................................ 10 8. Electricity Duties ....................................................................................................... 11 (a) Base and prevailing rates of duties on consumption/sale of electricity. ................. 11 9. Entertainment Tax .................................................................................................... 11 (a) Base and prevailing rates of entertainment tax, betting tax, etc. ........................... 11 (b) Are any of these taxes assigned to Local bodies? If any, details thereof. .......... 11 10. Other Taxes and Duties ............................................................................................ 11 (a) Base and prevailing rates of profession tax and other taxes ................................. 11 11. Cesses/Surcharges .................................................................................................. 12 (a) Particulars of cesses/surcharges levied by the State Govt. ................................... 12 (b) Are collections made from these deposited to the Consolidated Fund of the State 12 (c) Whether yield from any of these cesses/surcharges is transferred to local bodies 12 (d) Year-wise collection and budget head/fund. .......................................................... 12 (e) What is the mechanism for incurring expenditure from these funds?................. 12 II. USER CHARGES .................................................................................................................. 15 12. (a) Sector-wise rates of user charges and present collection system ........................ 15 UDHD .............................................................................................................................. 15 Health Department .......................................................................................................... 15 Home Department ........................................................................................................... 16 (b) Whether any users association has been formed? ................................................ 17 III. LOANS DUE TO GOVERNMENT .................................................................................... 17 13. Details of the overdue loans against major categories showing Principal, Interest, . 17 IV. STATE BUDGETARY POSITION .................................................................................... 24 14. State Budgetary position .......................................................................................... 24 (a) List of the funds, if any, such as Chief Minister‘s Housing/Welfare Fund, .............. 24 (c) Are appropriations made from the Revenue account to any of these funds ........... 24 15. Has any action been taken on the recommendation of 13th Finance Commission. ... 24 V. NATURAL CALAMITES ...................................................................................................... 24 16. Natural Calamities .................................................................................................... 24 (a) Please give a note on the major calamities, areas affected, total assistance. ....... 24 (b) What is the status of merger of Calamity Relief Fund (CRF) into State Disaster ... 28 17. Please give a note indicating the views of the State Govt. ........................................ 28 VI. STATE PLAN .......................................................................................................................... 29 18. Practice followed by the state government in regard to maintenance provisions ....... 29 19. Please give a note on important social security schemes introduced by the State .... 29 20. Please furnish a note on financial resources for State Plan. ..................................... 39 21. The status and details of diversion of plan assistance to meeting non plan .............. 39 22. The details of fund going from Centre to State beyond the Treasury Route ............. 39 (b) Ppercentage of State Plan spent towards the state share of C.S.S. ......................... 43 VII. ECONOMY MEASURES AND ADMINISTRATIVE REORGANSIATION ...................... 47 23. A board appraisal of economy measures implemented by the State government .... 47 24. Important measures of administrative re-organisation, . ........................................... 47 25. Innovations introduced by Departments/Agencies of the State Governments .......... 47 26. Are there any schemes to give incentives for innovation?. ....................................... 48 27. Has business process reengineering been introduced in any of the Departments .... 48 28. The status of implementation of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation System .... 48 29. How is the District Innovation Fund being implemented ............................................ 48 VIII. SUBSIDIES .............................................................................................................................. 50 30. (a) Please specify the subsidies of different types, the basis/rates, .......................... 50 (b) The form (whether in the form of concessional interest rates, prices/cheques. ......... 59 (c) Please indicate annual cost of budgeted subsidies, head-wise details of budgetary. 59 (d) State whether any assessment(s), if any has been made as to ................................ 65 (e) State initiatives, if any to move towards direct cash transfers whereby cash is. ........ 65 IX. NORMS FOR MAINTENANCE OF CAPITAL ASSETS ............................................... 66 31. (A) IRRIGATION ...................................................................................................... 66 (a) Please indicate the prevailing norms, if any, which the State Government. ........... 66 (b) Please indicate the liability, if any, of the beneficiary of Irrigation for maintenance. 66 (c) Please indicate the prevailing norms for the maintenance of flood embankment, . 66 2. ROAD AND BUILDINGS .......................................................................................... 66 (a) Please indicate the prevailing norms, ......................................................................... 66 (b) Please indicate the liability, if any, of the