In an attempt to encourage the customers to demand the bills for the goods they purchase, the State Tax department of Uttarakhand has initiated a scheme to reward the customers. On Monday, the Finance minister Prem Chand Agarwal took out the first monthly lucky draw under the Bill Lao Inam Pao scheme at the head office of the department. A total of 1,500 customers were selected by the randomly chosen electronic medium for the prizes. Under the scheme, 500 people received mobile phones as first prize. Similarly 500 customers each got smart watches and earphones as second and third prizes respectively. Speaking on the occasion, Agarwal said that the has started the rewards scheme to create awareness among people to demand bills of the goods they purchase. He said that the awareness of the customers would help in protecting the government treasury and participation of all stakeholders in the process. He said that complete transparency has been maintained in the process of selection of winners in the scheme and for the whole process has been kept free from human interference. The process is being conducted electronically. The minister said that customers have an opportunity to win prizes every month till March 2023 by uploading their bills under the scheme. He said that after selection the winners would be intimated over the phone. The minister appealed to the people to demand bills and contribute to the development and prosperity of the State.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"