REVENUE ADMINISTRATION

STAMP DEPARTMENT

Organisation

The Superintendent of Stamps, Bombay, controls the supply and sale of state stamps in the State.

In Bhir district, the Collector of the district, as the administrative head, holds general charge of the Stamp department. There is no officer in the district specially in charge of the stamps. The work is done by the stamp head clerk under the supervision of the treasury officer, Bhir, who is a gazetted officer. The treasury officer, Bhir, has charge of the local depot at Bhir and is responsible for the maintenance of the stock of stamps, their distribution to branch depots and their sale to the public. The Collector is empowered to grant refund of the value of unused, spoilt and obsolete stamps presented to him within the prescribed period of one year. A branch depot is located at every tahsil headquarters and is in charge of the sub-treasury officer (tahsildar). The sub-treasury officers are not empowered to grant refund on stamps.

To suit public convenience, stamps are sold not only at the local depot but also at various other centres by stamp vendors authorised by the Collector. There are twelve licensed stamp vendors in the district.

Income

The following table gives the total income realised from stamps duty in Bhir district during the years 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63 and discount paid to the stamp vendors during those years: —