BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED
(A Government of India Enterprise)
(Revenue Management Branch- CFA)
Corporate Office
Room No.216, II floor, Eastern Court
Janpath,  NEW DELHI-110 001
011-23734334. FAX. 011-23734319	
No. 18-02/2012-PQ/BSNL/TR				                                            Dated  10 -12-2012
To
All Chief General Managers, BSNL,
Telecom Circles/Major Telephone Districts/Maintenance Regions..

Subject: Affixing of Revenue Stamps on receipts of BSNL.   

	           Corporate Office has received repeated Parliament Questions and complaints frequently alleging that revenue stamps are not affixed particularly on telecom receipts such as telephone bills, telephone deposits etc., especially in the past as well as in the present conditions while the payment was/is accepted through BSNL counters, Post Offices, Banks etc., causing revenue leakage to the Government. 

	          While examining the matter in the Corporate Office, it has come to notice that there is instances of non affixing of Revenue Stamps in some cases due to  non availability of stamps in receipt counters of BSNL and/or by the agencies who are accepting payment on behalf of BSNL such as Post Offices/Banks etc.,  

	           In this connection, various  instructions issued by Corporate Office such as letter No.7-1/2000-TA-I dated 23-10-2000 and 700-64/2004-CA-III dated 06-12-2004 may kindly be referred to and it should be ensured that revenue stamps should be got affixed on all receipts accepted by BSNL as per the standing instructions by verifying such receipts by supervisory officers in respect of BSNL collections and also  insisting affixing of revenue stamps by the agencies such as /Post Offices/Banks etc., and simultaneously ensuring reimbursement of such expenditure, making arrangement with Government in case of non availability of stamps by making pre payment etc., to avoid such complaints. 

Non availability of revenue stamps in the counters is not an acceptable reason for non affixing of revenue stamps by the management. Sufficient revenue stamps are purchased from Postal authorities. IFA/AO(TR)/DDOs may be instructed to maintain required stock to avoid such complaints in future.  

	          Maintenance of proper records at all points may also be ensured to confirm that there is no loss/leakage of revenue to the Government in this regard.

		Matter may be treated as sensitive one and appropriate action may be taken and compliance report may be sent to this office at an early date. 

(G. P. Verma)
General Manager (Finance-CFA)