Rautahat Customs Office Exceeds Revenue Target by 41.14% in FY 2082/83

Rautahat. The District Customs Office, Gaur has collected 41.14 percent more revenue than the set target in the fiscal year 2082/83. The office collected a total of Rs 46 crore 99 lakh in revenue last fiscal year, while the annual target was set at Rs 33 crore 29 lakh.

According to the chief of the District Customs Office, Gaur, Bikash Kumar Rajak, the office has performed excellently by collecting approximately Rs 13 crore 70 lakh more revenue than the target. The revenue collected above the target has increased by 41.14 percent. According to Chief Rajak, this achievement is the result of effective revenue management, leakage control, increase in import trade, and active monitoring by the office.

The office collected Rs 2 crore 77 lakh in Shrawan, Rs 2 crore 47 lakh in Bhadra, Rs 2 crore 28 lakh in Asoj, Rs 2 crore 26 lakh in Kartik, and Rs 4 crore 37 lakh in Mangsir.

Similarly, it collected Rs 5 crore 62 lakh in Poush, Rs 3 crore 36 lakh in Magh, Rs 2 crore 79 lakh in Falgun, Rs 4 crore 73 lakh in Chaitra, Rs 5 crore 23 lakh in Baishakh, Rs 5 crore 21 lakh in Jestha, and Rs 5 crore 94 lakh in Ashar. In total, the District Customs Office, Gaur, has collected 41.14 percent more revenue than the target in the fiscal year 2082/83, informed Chief Bikash Kumar Rajak.

Along with revenue collection, Gaur Customs has also achieved significant success in controlling smuggling and illegal imports. According to the office, the customs patrol team registered 22 cases worth Rs 11 lakh 26 thousand 694 throughout the fiscal year.

Similarly, the Armed Police Force, Nepal registered 481 cases related to smuggling and illegal imports worth Rs 4 crore 5 lakh 19 thousand 110, and the Nepal Police registered 151 cases worth Rs 5 crore 55 lakh 18 thousand 106, the office stated.

The office has also made notable progress in the management of goods and vehicles confiscated on charges of smuggling. The office has collected additional revenue by auctioning goods worth Rs 1 crore 69 thousand 674 and vehicles worth Rs 1 crore 33 lakh 14 thousand 975.

The customs administration stated that this achievement has been made due to effective coordination with security agencies in controlling revenue leakage, strengthening surveillance in border areas, controlling smuggling and illegal imports, and improving service delivery.