REVENUE ADMINISTRATION

STAMPS DEPARTMENT

Organisation: The Superintendent of Stamps with Bombay as headquarters, is the authority who controls the supply and sale of State stamps in the State. In the Akola district, the collector of Akola is the administrative head of the department. There is no independent officer in the district specially in charge of stamps. The work is done by the senior clerk under the supervision of the Treasury Officer, Akola, who is a Gazetted Officer. He has the charge of the local depot at Akola and is responsible for the maintenance of the stock of stamps, their distribution to the branch depots and their sale to the public. The Sub-Divisional Officers are empowered to grant refunds for the value of unused, spoiled and obsolete stamps presented to his treasury within the prescribed period. A branch depot is located at every tahsil headquarters and is in charge of a Sub-Treasury Officer, now under Finance Department.

To suit public convenience, stamps are sold not only at the local depot and the branch depots but also at various other centres by vendors authorised by Government. There are 23 vendors in Akola district. Sales are restricted to the value of Rs. 300 by the vendors in each case. Similarly, non-judicial stamps above the value of Rs. 300 in each case are sold at the Treasury and Sub-Treasury and the senior clerk and the Sub-Treasury Officers work as ex-officio stamp vendors. Stamps below Rs. 300 in each case are sold by the authorised vendors.

The total income from stamp duty realised in the Akola district during the year 1968-69 was Rs. 20,37,884-00 of which nonjudicial stamps accounted for Rs. 15,48,878 and judicial stamps for Rs. 4,89,006.

The vendors are allowed a small discount. In the year 1968-69 the discount amounted to Rs. 35,977.57 for non-judicial stamps and Rs. 7,218.01 for judicial stamps.

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