Revenue arrears not collected for five years, due of Rs 7,100.32 crore, CAG report against govt

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The government has not collected revenue dues of Rs 7,100.32 crore for more than five years, said the CAG report. This includes dues of excise department since 1952. This was mentioned in the report related to the revenue department for the period 2019-2021.

The total dues of Rs 21797.86 crore is 22.33 percent of the total revenue income of the state. Of the total arrears, 6422.49 crore remains to be collected from the government and local government bodies. The government should immediately intervene to collect the dues. Dues are not properly reported to the revenue department. The concerned departments are not trying to collect dues. No further action was taken in the case of Rs 1,905 crore sent to the government for waiving. 6,143 crore remains to be collected due to stays. This is 32.79 percent of the total due amount. Departments should take steps to collect the amount by after removing the stay. The CAG report also stated that the departments should prepare a data bank of outstanding dues.