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BANKING TRADE AND COMMERCE
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SHOPS REGISTERED UNDER SALES TAX ACT
The following statement (compiled from the quarterly returns
under the Bombay Sales Tax Act of 1946), gives the number and volume of business transacted by the big shopkeepers as on 31st March, 1957, in rural areas of the district.
TABLE No. 28.
NUMBER OF REGISTERED DEALERS AND THEIR TOTAL. TURNOVER FOR THE DISTRICT AS ON MARCH 31, 1957 (EXCLUDING THE SATARA, WAI, PANCHGANI, MAHABALESHWAR, KARAD, PHALTAN, MHASWAD, AND KOREGAON TOWNS).
(Figures of rupees in thousands.) |
Taluka or Peta. |
Foodstuffs. |
Clothing and other consumer goods. |
Building materials. |
Transport vehicles and goods. |
Total. | |
No. |
Rs. |
No. |
Rs. |
No. |
Rs. |
No. |
Rs. |
No. |
Rs. | |
Satara |
10 |
1,155 |
3 |
200 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
13 |
1,355 | |
Phaltan |
29 |
8,389 |
12 |
1,632 |
4 |
334 |
-- |
-- |
45 |
10,355 | |
Khandala |
7 |
1,494 |
2 |
256 |
1 |
8 |
-- |
-- |
10 |
1,758 | |
Javli |
4 |
272 |
2 |
53 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
6 |
325 | |
Karad |
32 |
11,669 |
2 |
169 |
-- |
-- |
1 |
126 |
35 |
11,964 | |
Patan |
10 |
1,917 |
3 |
145 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
13 |
2,062 | |
Khatav |
11 |
3,175 |
14 |
530 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
25 |
1,705 | |
Man |
6 |
229 |
2 |
27 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
8 |
256 |
Wai |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- | |
Koregaon |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- | |
Total |
109 |
26,300 |
40 |
3,012 |
5 |
342 |
1 |
126 |
155 |
29,780 |
The statement does not include the shops whose turnover does not reach the minimum prescribed for registration under the Sales-Tax Act (i.e., Rs. 10,000 in the case of importers and manufacturers and Rs. 30,000 in the case of other dealers), such as shops dealing in machinery and capital goods, fuel and power, industrial commodities and miscellaneous goods.
The number of registered dealers in the rural areas of the district was 155 as on 31st March 1957. Of these, 109 were dealers in foodstuffs with a total turnover of Rs. 2,63,00,000; 40 in clothing and other consumer goods with a total turnover of Rs. 30,12,000; 5 in building materials with a turnover of Rs. 3,42,000; and only one in transport vehicles and goods with a turnover of Rs. 1,26,000.
Dealers in towns registered under Sales Tax Act:—The following statement (compiled from the quarterly returns under the Bombay Sales Tax Act of 1946), shows the number and gross turnover of the registered dealers as on 31st March 1957, for the Satara, Wai, Panchgani, Mahableshwar, Karad, Phaltan, Mhaswad and Koregaon towns. Such dealers whose turnover does not reach the minimum prescribed for registration under the Act (i.e., Rs. 10,000 in the case of importers and manufacturers and Rs. 30,000 in the case of others) are excluded.
TABLE No. 29.
NUMBER OF REGISTERED DEALERS AND THEIR TOTAL TURNOVER FOR SATARA, WAI, PANCHGANI, MAHABALESHWAR, KARAD, PHALTAN, MHASWAD AND KOREGAON TOWNS IN SATARA DISTRICT AS ON 31ST MARCH 1957.
(Figures of Rupees in thousands). |
Town. |
Food-Stuffs and Hotels. |
Clothing Materials. |
Building Materials. |
Transport and Vehicle Goods. | |
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No. |
G.T.O.* |
No. |
G.T.O.* |
No. |
G.T.O.* |
No. |
G.T.O.* | |
Satara |
60 |
22,648 |
71 |
14,348 |
11 |
1,262 |
-- |
-- | |
Wai |
28 |
3,337 |
15 |
1,436 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- | |
Panchgani |
11 |
1,844 |
3 |
71 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- | |
Mahabaleshwar |
27 |
680 |
2 |
67 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- | |
Karad |
93 |
21,652 |
78 |
14,978 |
2 |
1,950 |
5 |
4,926 | |
Phaltan |
61 |
25,024 |
20 |
1,783 |
-- |
-- |
1 |
549 | |
Mhaswad |
4 |
404 |
5 |
28 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- | |
Koregaon |
40 |
78,094 |
25 |
17,674 |
2 |
56 |
1 |
500 | |
Total |
324 |
1,53,683 |
219 |
50,385 |
15 |
3,268 |
7 |
5,975 |
* Gross turnover.
TABLE No. 30.
NUMBER OF REGISTERED DEALERS AND THEIR TOTAL TURNOVER FOR SATARA, WAI, PANCHCANT, MAHAHALESIIWAK, KARAD, PHALTAN, MHASWAD AND KOREGAON TOWNS IN SATARA DISTRICT AS ON 31ST MARCH 1957.
(Figures of Rupees in thousands).
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Town. |
Machinery and Capital Goods. |
Fuel and Power. |
Industrial Commodities. |
Miscellaneous. |
Total. |
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No. |
G.T.O.* |
No. |
G.T.O. |
No. |
G.T.O.* |
No. |
G.T.O.* |
No. |
G.T.O.* |
Satara |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
8 |
1,947 |
11 |
420 |
161 |
40,625 |
Wai |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
43 |
4,773 |
Panchgani |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
14 |
1,915 |
Mahabaleshwar |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
29 |
747 |
Karad |
1 |
9 |
-- |
-- |
8 |
2,642 |
15 |
1,009 |
202 |
47,166 |
Phaltan |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
77 |
83 |
27,383 |
Mhaswad |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
9 |
432 |
Koregaon |
3 |
10,086 |
-- |
-- |
3 |
86 |
4 |
739 |
78 |
1,07,235 |
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Total |
4 |
10,095 |
-- |
-- |
19 |
4,675 |
31 |
2 195 |
619 |
2 30,276 |
* Gross turnover.
The following table gives the townwise distribution of registered dealers and their gross turnover as on 31st March, 1957:— |
Serial Number. |
Town |
Number of dealers. |
Gross Turnover in Rupees. | |
(1) |
Karad |
202 |
4,71,66,000 | |
(2) |
Satara |
161 |
4,06,25,000 | |
(3) |
Phaltan |
83 |
2,73,83,000 | |
(4) |
Koregaon |
78 |
10.72,35,000 | |
(5) |
Wai |
43 |
47,73,000 | |
(6) |
Mahabaleshwar |
29 |
7,47,000 | |
(7) |
Panchgani |
14 |
19,15,000 | |
(8) | |
Mhaswad |
9 |
4.32,000 |
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Total |
619 |
23,02,76,000 |
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