Wipro Infotech, the India, Middle East and Africa, IT Business unit of Wipro Ltd has announced that it has been selected by the Department of Excise & Taxation, Government of Punjab to deploy the Tax Management System across the State. Wipro will also manage the solution for a period of five years.

The Excise & Taxation Department is one of the major revenue collecting agencies in the State. It plays an important role in the fiscal structure of the State. There are 23 tax districts in Punjab for which there are about 100 offices at all levels. The revenue is collected in the shape of various levies such as Taxes, Excise duties and fees etc. The department had proposed a scheme for computerization of Sales Tax procedures in July, 2000. To implement this, the Government created an autonomous body called Excise and Taxation Technical Services Agency (ETTSA). ETTSA selected Wipro to deploy and manage the solution for the Department of Excise and Taxation, Punjab.

 The genesis of the proposed project is rooted in the desire of the Department for effective and efficient discharge of its functions to its taxpayers as well as to its internal staff. Taking its IT maturity to the next level and with an aim to improve upon its business processes, resolve the bottlenecks of the existing system and to ensure end-to-end visibility of each and every Tax process, the Department has embarked on this key initiative.

As part of the scope, Wipro will be responsible for design, implementation and management of IT infrastructure and outsourced transaction processing along with other support activities. This includes procurement, deployment, operations and maintenance of the Department’s IT Infrastructure at various project locations as well as  data migration, setting up of various front windows, training, helpdesk  and maintenance activities. Migration of the application and data as required for implementation of GST is also a part of the project.