What Are The Functions Of the Revenue Department
- The Revenue department administers, controls and regulates the activities and functions relating to land and land revenue.
- It ensures that the land records are properly kept and land revenues are collected and also ensures correct tax is paid on time.
- These activities are carried out in accordance with the Item 18 and Item 45 of the second list ( State list ) of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.
- And also in accordance with the Land revenue code and other related laws and enactments.
- Now, the new subject of disaster management is added to the list of functions of the revenue department.
Five Major Sources Of Revenue
- Corporation Tax
- Income tax
- Goods and Services Tax ( GST )
- Non-tax revenues
- Union excise duties.
The taxes represent the largest source of revenue for state and local govt.
Scope of responsibilities of Revenue Inspector
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The Principal objectives of the Revenue Department are Land and Land Revenue Administration and the list as below
- Maintenance of land records.
- Administration of Land reforms.
- Formulation of govt land settlement policy.
- Land requisition and acquisition.
- Organize relief operations on account of natural calamities.
- The department administers, controls, and maintains the state calamity relief fund.
- Through this fund the revenue department provides financial assistance and relief to the people affected by natural calamities such as floods, earthquakes, cyclones, and storms.
- The survey, settlement, and record operations.
- Collection, compilation, and publication of statistics relating to land and agriculture.
- Supervised, directed, and implementation of land reform measures.
- Work relating to the payment of compensation.
- Administration of land ceiling Act.
- Land acquisition work.
- Direction and supervision of works relating to the collection of land revenue and land development tax.
- Collection of direct taxes and all matters related to levy.
- Collection of indirect taxes and all matters related to levy.
- Enforcement of economic laws
- Investigation of economic offenses.
- inter-state trade or commerce – Levy of taxes on sales.
- Matters related to consolidation/reduction/exemption from payment of stamp duty under the Indian Stamp Act 1899.
- Administration and maintenance of Revenue buildings.
The New Addition To The Revenue Department Is Disaster Management
- To account the relief , restoration and reconstruction activities and measures for socio-economic revival for mitigating the damages caused or likely to be caused due to any disaster.
- To utilize the funds of the society either directly or through Govt departments, State or Central Govt Undertakings, and Semi-govt organizations ( NGOs ) for achieving its aims and objectives.