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Employees face taxing times
Against 1,887 sanctioned posts in the commercial tax department, only 638 officers, including support staff, are on job
Dehradun, November 21
From working in tents on roadsides during the days of formation of
Uttarakhand, the grossly understaffed workforce of the state commercial tax department has come a long way in becoming a major contributor to the state exchequer in terms of revenue collection.
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A kiosk with windows covered with copies of newspapers at the commercial tax checkpost at Assa
Rori, Dehradun. Tribune photo: Vinod Pundir |
Infrastructure woes
Dehradun, November 21
As compared to the serious manpower crunch, the problem of infrastructure has also dogged the commercial department since the inception of Uttarakhand. There were only two checkposts, Kulhal and Banbass, on the state’s borders with Himachal Pradesh and Nepal at that time. The number has since increased to 13.
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Master
plan: Some hope, much misgiving
November 21, 2008 |
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Govt
seal on city master plan
November 20, 2008 |
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Of
exodus to cities & shattered dreams
November 19, 2008 |
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For
debt-trapped, there’s no way out
November 18, 2008 |
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Damned
by dam
November 17, 2008 |
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Mountaineer
on mission green
November 16, 2008 |
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Pehal
for the disadvantaged
November 15, 2008 |
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Just
deal for rural women
November 14, 2008 |
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Net
result: Camaraderie after 50 yrs
November 13, 2008 |
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Yesterday
once more
November 12, 2008 |
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Dehradun, November 21
