Hyderabad 12 Sep 2025 (Patriotic Views) – Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu emphasized that the entire Commercial Taxes machinery must strive to achieve the prescribed revenue targets. On Friday, at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Secretariat, the Deputy CM conducted a review meeting with Commercial Tax officials to assess progress and discuss strategies.

The Deputy CM instructed that areas where revenue is being lost should be identified immediately, and that staff performance as well as business transactions at the field level should be continuously monitored from the central office. He announced that from now on, he would conduct a review of the Commercial Taxes Department’s progress once every 15 days.

He further directed officials to study in detail and submit a comprehensive report on the revenue losses incurred by the state due to GST rate rationalisation.

Deputy CM Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu ordered strict action against GST evaders and stressed the need for a continuous surveillance system, warning that negligence by officials could put the state’s revenue at risk. Senior officials were instructed to regularly use AI technology to strengthen field-level monitoring.

He also advised officials to prepare a strategic action plan to tackle challenges faced in tax collection arising from inter-state and intra-state transactions.

During the meeting, the Deputy CM reviewed the progress achieved this year compared to last year in key areas such as enforcement, audit, and other divisions of the Commercial Taxes Department. He suggested forming internal departmental committees tasked with studying ways to enhance revenue and submit detailed reports.

Principal Secretary of Finance Department Sandeep Kumar Sultania, Principal Secretary of Commercial Taxes S. A. Rizvi, Commissioner Haritha, Deputy CM’s Special Secretary Krishna Bhaskar, Excise Commissioner Hari Kiran, Deputy Commissioners Soujanya, Vasavi, Samyukta Rani, Sunitha, Geetha, and several other senior officials participated in the meeting.