Acceptance of Government

Receipt through payment

gateway of SBI e-pay
Government of Gujarat,
Finance Department,
Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar
Resolution No.TJR/10/2016/21064/Z
Date: 04/06/2016
Premable:At present 14 Nationalized and 8 private sector banks have been permitted by
the Finance Department to collect various Government receipts. Government of Gujarat
is collecting e-receipts through Cyber Treasury Portal developed under I.F.M.S. For
payment of tax through e-mode.the tax payer must have an account in a particular bank
and the bank must have been authorized by the Finance Department and the Reserve
Bank of India for collection of that tax. No tax payer at present can pay tax online
through Credit Card, Debit Card, Rupay Card or having bank account in banks other than
those banks which are authorized by the Finance Department and the Reserve Bank of
India. In order to overcome all such problems and to provide more facilities to the tax
payer, introduction of Payment Gateway was under consideration of the State
Government.
Resolution:The Government of Gujarat has, after careful consideration and as a part of ease
of doing business approach decided to authorize the State Bank of India's e-pay as
Payment Gateway (SBI e-pay) for collection of all types of Government receipts i.e. tax
revenues, non tax revenues, fees and other receipts through e-mode and direct
remittance thereof to Reserve Bank of India under following terms and conditions:
1. The Government of Gujarat shall not be responsible for any commission
payable to the Bank for conducting Government business.
2. Opening of new account: The authorization will not bear any obligation on
the part of any tax payer to open their account/s with the authorized agency
banks and they can continue their banking arrangement with their existing
banks.
3. Remittance of Funds: Agency Banks will have to remit government funds to
RBI on daily basis with Public Accounts Department, Reserve Bank of India,
Ahmedabad through its link cell at Ahmedabad. The reports would also be
given on daily basis to the Reserve Bank of India, Central Account Section,
Nagpur and Directorate of Accounts and Treasuries, Government of Gujarat,
Gandhinagar to arrive at the daily balance position of the State.
4. Management Information System: (MIS): Agency Banks shall have to submit
statement, challans, scrolls and other necessary MIS as per the requirement
of State Government i.e. respective department, treasuries and any other
government authority on instruction from Directorate of Accounts and
Treasuries, Gandhinagar in hard and soft copy on daily basis.
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5. The Bank shall strictly adhere to the instructions contained in the

"Memorandum of Instructions Accounting and reconciliation of State
Government transactions" issued by Reserve Bank of India vide its Circular
No. DGBA, GAD.No.377/31.04.008/2002-03, dated 22.2.2003 and procedures
laid down by Accountant General.
All the Departments can now also conduct Government business through the
SBI-e-pay. Permission given earlier to various banks for collection of Government receipt
through e-mode will remain in force.
By order and in the name of the Governor of Gujarat,
o
(C. J. Mecwan)
Joint Secretary to Government,
Finance Department
To
* The Personal Secretary to the Hon'ble Governor. Raj Bhavan, Gandhinagar.
The Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister.
The Personal Secretary to all Ministers
The Personal Secretary to the Leader of Opposition Party, Gujarat Vidhansabha,
Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar.
* The Secretary, Gujarat Legislature Secretariat, Gandhinagar.
* The Registrar, Gujarat High Court, Ahmedabad.
* The Secretary, Gujarat State Vigilance Commission, Gandhinagar.
* The President, Gujarat Civil Services Tribunal, Gandhinagar.
* The Secretary, Gujarat Public Service Commission, Ahmedabad.
* The Manager, Government Central Press, Gandhinagar With a request to publish this
Notification in Government Gazette Part IV B and furnish 100 copies to this department.
All Heads of Department, Gujarat State.
All the Collectors.
All District Development Officers.
The Accountant Generla (Audit) Gujarat State, Ahmedabad/Rajkot.
The Accountant General (Audit A&E) Gujarat State, Ahmedabad/Rajkot.
The Director of Accounts and Treasuries, Jivraj Mehta Bhavan, Gandhinagar.
The Director of Pension & Provident Fund, Jivraj Mehta Bhavan, Gandhinagar.
The Pay and Accounts Officer, Ahmedabad/Gandhinavar/Narmada/Vadodara.
The Examiner, Local Fund Accounts, Jivraj Mehta Bhavan, Gandhinagar.
All the District Assistant Examiner, Loca Fund.
All Treasury Officers/Sub Treasury Officers.
All Assistant Examiners (Local Fund Accounts)
The Resident Audit Officer, Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar.
All Officers in Finance Department.
All Branches in Finance Department including Finance Branches.
System Manager, Finance Department for put in website.
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