Shillong, March 31: The Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) has no information on the amount of royalty collected by the state government and its due share, revealed the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in its report for year ended March 31, 2020.

This was despite the importance of revenue from share of royalty/taxes to the revenue health of the Council. “In fact, no mechanism was found to have been in place to ensure that the amount of royalty on minor minerals and taxes on vehicles being released by the state government was the actual amount due and that it was released on time,” the CAG said.

According to the report, the revenue receipts under Mines & Minerals (share of royalty) and taxes on vehicles received from the state government have sharply declined by 93.27 per cent and 100 per cent respectively as compared to the previous year due to non-receipt of shares from the state government.

In view of the matter, the CAG has strongly recommended the need for both KHADC and the state government to keep in place a mechanism which ensures sharing of information with the Council about the royalty on minor minerals being collected during the year vis-à-vis the due amount to be released to the Council.

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