REVENUE ADMINISTRATION

STAMPS DEPARTMENT

Organisation.-The Superintendent of Stamps, with headquarters at Bombay, is the authority that controls the supply and sale of State stamps in the State. In Buldhana district the Collector of Buldhana is the administrative head of the department. The Sadar Treasury Officer. Buldhana is incharge of stamps. The work is done by a senior clerk under the supervision and control of the Treasury Officer, Buldhana who is a gazetted officer. He is incharge of the local depot at Buldhana and is responsible for the branch depots and the sale of stamps to the public. The Treasury Officer is not empowered to grant refunds of the value of unused, spoiled or obsolete stamps. A branch depot is located at every tahsili headquarters and is in charge of the Sub.Treasury Officer, who is an officer of the Finance department.

To suit public convenience, stamps are sold not only at the local and branch depots but also at various other centres by vendors authorised by Government. There are 37 such vendors in the district. Non-judicial and judicial stamps above the value of Rs. 30 and Rs. 100, respectively, in each case are sold at the treasury and the sub-treasury. The stamps senior clerk and the Sub-Treasury officer work as ex-officio stamp vendors. Stamps below this value in each case are sold by the authorised vendors.

The total income from stamps realised in Buldhana district during the year 1967-68 was Rs. 10,69,808.00 from non-judicial stamps and Rs. 3,58,491.00 from judicial stamps.

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