The Government of West Bengal, Finance Department (Revenue) through its Notification No. WB(Part-I)/2024/SAR-643 dated November 26, 2025, has notified the appointment of Tax Recovery Officers for various jurisdictions across the State under the provisions of the West Bengal Value Added Tax Act, 2003.
The notification has been issued in exercise of the powers conferred under sub-section (4) of Section 55 of the Act and in partial modification of the earlier notification issued on 30 June 2023. Senior officers of the Commercial Taxes Directorate have been designated as Tax Recovery Officers for specified areas for the purpose of enforcement of Sections 55, 56, 57, 58 and 59 of the Act, along with the relevant rules contained in Schedule F.
As per the notification, the officers have been assigned jurisdiction over various regions including Kolkata (as defined under the Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act, 1980), North and South 24 Parganas, Howrah, Hooghly, Paschim Medinipur, Purba Medinipur, Jhargram, Purba Burdwan, Paschim Burdwan, Bankura, Birbhum, Purulia, Murshidabad, Nadia, Uttar Dinajpur, Dakshin Dinajpur, Malda, Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri, Coochbehar and Alipurduar districts.
The appointments are aimed at strengthening the tax recovery framework and ensuring effective implementation of the provisions of the West Bengal Value Added Tax Act across the State.
The notification shall come into force with immediate effect.
The Notification has been issued with the approval of the Governor of West Bengal.
The Notification can be accessed at: https://comtax.wb.gov.in/notification/1808-FT_20241126.pdf
