LOHIAN KHAS
The government has failed to meet its stamp-duty collection targets in the Lohian Khas sub-tehsil of the district. Shahkot Tehsildar Harmindar Singh said a sum of over Rs 1.81 crore was collected during the three quarters of the financial year in Lohian Khas sub-tehsil against a set target of Rs7. crore.
The Punjab Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management Department (Stamps and Registration branch) had fixed a stamp duty collection target of Rs 342.8 crores for the district. Lohian Khas is targeted to collect Rs 3 crore in the third quarter Rs 2 crore in the first and Rs 2 crore in the second quarter and Rs 11 crore during the financial year.
It had collected a sum of Rs 68.21 Lakhs during the first quarter against a target of Rs 2 crore, a sum of Rs 52.74 Lakhs during the second quarter against a target of Rs 2 crores, and Rs.89.18 Lakhs during the third quarter against a target of Rs 3 crores.