450 people get Rs 38.89 lakh in awards

Delhi government's 'Bill Banvao Inam Pao' scheme to encourage customers to demand bills for their purchases, received good response in the form of 69,000 entries out of which 450 people were given prizes worth Rs 38.89 lakh worth of.
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia presented cheques to 68 winners in a function held today.
The prize winners were selected by draw of lots from the bills received, under the scheme, in the July and August months. Total 68991 bills were uploaded in two months on the DVAT app launched by Trade and Taxes department in January this year.
About 450 people have been awarded five times the billing amount. Twenty three people have won Rs 50000 each, the maximum amount of award under the scheme. Total of Rs 38,89,625 were distributed as prize money for the bills uploaded upto August, said the officer.

Speaking on the occasion Sisodia appealed the people to become brand ambassador of the scheme to enable the government to collect revenue to enable it to spend on welfare and infrastructure development.
The department also identified 268 cancelled dealers doing business through the uploaded bills. Ninty one traders were also found manipulating records, added the officer.