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Punjab Government Notifications and Orders

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GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE

DIRECTORATE OF LOTTERIES

PUNJAB STATE DEAR MAHASHIVRATRI BUMPER 2021

The 13th January, 2021

No. DSL-LOTT0SCHM/20/2020-ADMIN-94.-The Governor of Punjab, in exercise of the powers

conferred upon him under section 4 of “The Lotteries (Regulations) Act 1998” read with rule 3 of “The

Lotteries (Regulations) Rules 2010” and all other powers enabling him in this behalf , is pleased to promulgate

the following scheme to conduct a Bumper lottery scheme in the State viz:

THE NAME OF THE SCHEME AND THE LOTTERY

The Scheme shall be called the “Punjab State Dear Maha Shivratri Bumper 2021” and the lotteries

under this scheme shall be marketed in the State of Punjab and Lottery operating permitted States.

NUMBER OF TICKETS

The scheme shall have Ten Lakh lottery tickets, numbering from 000000 to 999999 each.

TICKET PRICE

The MRP of a single ticket shall be Rs. 500/-.( Rupees Five hundred only) (MRP shall be Inclusive of all taxes).

PRIZE STRUCTURE OF THE SCHEME

The detail of Prizes for Winners and Promoter Prizes for Sub-agents and Sellers shall be as under:-

Prize No.

No. of Prize

Amount

Total

1st

52500000

2nd

1250000

12500000

3rd

2000

9000

18000000

4th

2000

7000

14000000

5th

2000

5000

10000000

6th

50000

1000

50000000

Total

56011

157000000

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*Note :

Winning amount of Sub Agent and Seller in 1st and 2nd Prizes (table ii) will be deducted from the total

amount shown in table (i) above.

ii)

Winning Amount for Sub Agent and Seller will be as under:

Prize No.

No. of Prize

Sub Agent

Total Amount

Seller

Total Amount

1st

500000

2000000

2nd

50000

500000

100000

1000000

(** All prizes shall be paid in Indian Currency.)

METHOD OF DRAW

The following prizes shall be given on the basis of the draw, to be conducted by Directorate of Punjab

State Lotteries in accordance with the method prescribed against each prize.

1^st Prize

Rupees Five

One complete numbers shall be drawn. If numbers fall from un-sold

Crores and

ticket, the machine shall be re-operated till the prize is drawn from sold

Twenty Five

tickets.

Lakhs only

2^nd

Rupees Twelve

Ten numbers of six digits shall be drawn.

Lakh Fifty

Thousand each

only

3^rd

2000

Rupees Nine

Twenty numbers of last Four digits shall be drawn.

Thousand

each only

4^th

2000

Rupees Seven

Twenty numbers of last Four digits shall be drawn.

Thousand only

5^th

2000

Rupees Five

Twenty numbers of last Four digits shall be drawn.

Thousand only

6^th

50000

Rupees One

Five Hundred numbers of last Four digits shall be drawn.

Thousand

each only

DATE TIME AND VENUE OF THE DRAW

The draw shall be held on 12th March - 2021 (Friday) at Ludhiana, draw will start from 3.00 pm onward.

In exceptional circumstance the said date of draw and venue can be changed by Director Lotteries.

PAYMENT OF GST AND OTHER TAXES

(a)

GST and any other tax on lotteries imposed by the Central Government/ State Government from

time to time shall be borne by the distributor as decided.

DISTRIBUTOR OF THE SCHEME

M/s West Bengal lottery Stockists Syndicate Pvt. Ltd. Regd Office : 55A, S.P Mukherjee Road ,

Kolkata- 700026 having branch office at : 392/27, shop No. 406-07 , Gurunanak Pura , Kailash Chownk,

Ludhiana, Punjab -141001 is appointed as the Distributor to sell and marketing the tickets of said bumper.

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PROCEDURE FOR ISSUE OF TICKETS AND DEPOSIT OF SALE PROCEEDS

This Bumper Scheme for selling of lottery tickets has been allotted to the Distributor as per the

terms and conditions of the tender and agreement signed between Distributor and State Government.

ii.

The Distributor will sell the lottery tickets through their network of Stockists in the State of Punjab

and other lottery operating/permitted States in India. A detail of Stockists has to be submitted by

the Distributor in the office of Directorate Punjab State Lotteries. Government has the right to

cancel the stockist-ship of any stockist appointed by the Distributor, if that stockist is found doing

some illegal activity.

iii.

The Face Value of the ticket will be Rs. 157/- for each ticket. Tickets will be issued to the Distributor

on a discount @ 46.725 % of MRP of the ticket .

iv.

Distributor will deposit the face value of the issued tickets in the consolidated fund or Public ledger

account as decided by the Director, Punjab State Lotteries.

The Distributor shall get delivery of tickets by making 100% payment for the face value of issued

tickets in shape of Bank Draft i.e ( MRP- GST-Discount) and shall also submit receipt for amount

deposited as GST for sold tickets.

The distributor shall get delivery of tickets on following payment terms: -

Payment of at least 25% of the face value of issued tickets (MRP-GST-Discount) in shape of

Bank Drafts; and

75% by furnishing security in the shape of Bank Guarantee / FDR etc. mortgaged/ pledged in

favor of the Director, Punjab State Lotteries, Chandigarh. Validity of the bank Guarantee / FDRs

should remain valid for sufficient period.

Distributor has to submit the receipt for amount deposited as GST in the Office of Directorate

Punjab State Lotteries within 7 days of depositing the GST on Punjab State Lottery Schemes.

(vi)

The tickets shall not be issued to the Distributor if they fail to settle the accounts of any previous lottery

scheme within stipulated period.

(vii)

The request for sending the ticket by post as received in Directorate of Punjab State Lotteries shall not

be entertained and the tickets shall not be dispatched to the individual customer from Directorate of

Punjab State Lotteries.

(viii)

The tickets shall be issued to the distributor as per the procedure laid down in condition 10 above. Any

amount paid less by the distributor or any delay in submission of receipt of amount deposited as GST

shall be charged interest @18% p.a, for the delayed period.

10.

UNSOLD TICKETS

The distributor shall submit the list of unsold tickets, in shape of hard copy and soft copy, in the

office of Directorate of Punjab State Lotteries up to 12.00 noon on the date of draw and no list of

unsold tickets would be entertained by the office after scheduled time. The signed list of unsold tickets

can be sent through registered post or through special messenger or email but this Department shall not

be responsible for any postal delay.

However if any ticket claimed by winner out of list of unsold tickets declared by Distributor , then

liability to pay that prize amount will be of the Distributor . An amount upto 10 times of total MRP of

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these tickets or as decided by the Director Lotteries may be imposed on the Distributor who will submit

the wrong detail of unsold tickets.

PAYMENT OF PRIZES :

(i)

All the prize winning tickets above Rs. 10,000/- should reach the office of the Director, Punjab State

Lotteries, Vit Te Yojna Bhawan , Plot No. 2-B , Sector 33 A, Chandigarh-160020 on the prescribed

form within 30 days from the date of publication of the result in the Punjab State Government gazette

either personally or through a nationalized bank or by registered post or by insured parcel.

(ii)

Sellers’ and Sub- Agents’ promoter prizes up to Rs. 1,000/- should be claimed from the Distributor

within 30 days from the date of publication of the result in the Punjab State Government Gazette and

the promoters prizes above Rs. 1,000/- should be claimed directly from the Director, Punjab State

Lotteries Vit Te Yojna Bhawan, Plot No. 2-B , Sector 33 A, Chandigarh-160020 within 30 days from

the date of publication of the result in the Punjab State Government gazette. TDS shall be deducted at

source while making payment of such prize(s).

(iii)

In case the prize winners' claim does not reach this Directorate within 30 days, the right of the winner to

claim the prize/amount thereafter shall be extinguished in accordance with the Punjab State Lotteries

Rules 2015. The Director or the State Government, as the case may be, may in exceptional circumstances

and on sufficient cause being shown, condone the delay in submission of claim after the prescribed 30

days in accordance with the rules ibid. Distributor is authorized to make the payment of prizes below

the aforesaid limit and seek reimbursement from office within 90 days from the date of publication of

the result in the Punjab State Government gazette.

(iv)

The gross amount of higher prizes (each prize more than Rs. 10,000/-) should be deposited by the

Distributor in the Consolidated Fund of the State or PLA prior to holding the actual draws as per the

approved scheme by the Government of Punjab. Higher prizes will be paid out of that amount and for

the next draw, the Distributor has to ensure the deposit of higher prizes amount of next draw in the

Consolidated Fund of the State or PLA. If those prizes (except guaranteed prizes if any), do not fall out

of the sold tickets then this amount will be considered for the next draw of the scheme.

12.

PRINTING OF TICKETS

Printing of tickets will be done by the Office of Directorate Punjab State Lotteries. Distributor will

convey the number of tickets required to be printed as per the market condition.

ii)

Distributor has to sell minimum 75% of the printed lottery tickets of the scheme as desired by

him for printing. If Distributor fails to sell less than the specified limit then printing charges for

the differential number of tickets is to be recovered from the Distributor.

13.

LEGAL JURISDICTION

The legal jurisdiction of this lottery shall be only at Chandigarh.

14.

OTHER IMPORTANT CONDITIONS OF THE SCHEME

i.)

The draw for the prizes shall be held out of the total scheme. However, the draw of first prize shall be

out of sold tickets only.

ii)

Income Tax on prizes to sellers etc., wherever applicable, shall be deducted at source irrespective of the

fact whether the prize goes to the winners, distributor(s) or seller(s).

iii)

Promotional publicity shall be done through the Directorate Public Relation Department Punjab ,

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Chandigarh on the DAVP/DPR rates through the mode of T.V., Radio, newspapers, banners, hoardings

etc. Therefore, a provision of Rs 50.00 lacs (Rupees Fifty lacs only) is made for advertising through

T.V, Radio, Newspapers and hoardings etc. and Rs. 15.00 lacs (Rupees fifteen lacs only) for printing of

tickets, coupons etc. Distributor is free to make his own publicity at his own cost.

iv)

GST imposed by the Government of India on Lotteries shall be borne by the Distributor.

Distributor(s)/ Sub Agents and sellers are advised to check the correctness of the printing and numbering

of the tickets before selling and buyers should also check the same before purchasing tickets. Defective

tickets should not be sold to the public, but should immediately be returned to the issuing authority.

vi)

A ticket, which is forged, torn out, mutilated or tampered with shall not be entertained.

vii)

Prize shall be paid on the production of original tickets only.

viii)

Prize winning tickets holders abroad shall be paid in Indian currency as per scheme.

ix)

One ticket shall be eligible to only one prize viz. The highest prize drawn against it.

In case of any dispute, the decision of the Principal Secretary to the Government of Punjab, Department

of Finance shall be final and binding.

xi)

Before submitting the claim, results may be Checked with the Punjab State Government Gazette.

xii)

The request for sending the tickets by post as received in the office shall not be entertained and the

tickets shall not be dispatched to the individual customers from office.

xiii)

The provisions of ‘The Lotteries (Regulation) Act 1998‘,The Lotteries (Regulations) Rules, 2010 ,Punjab

State Lotteries Rules 2015 and GST Rules shall be applicable.

15.

AMENDMENTS TO THE SCHEME

The Government of Punjab may at any time amended/ delete/ modify/ relax any of the provisions of the

Scheme under the orders of the Principal Secretary Finance; Government of Punjab in exceptional circumstances

without assigning any reasons(s).

Notes:

Printing of tickets / promoter coupons will be got done from the Security Printing Press on the

panel of Reserve Bank of India or the Indian bank Associations Mumbai, However, lottery posters/

banners will be got printed from the private printing press which stands selected through open

tenders at approved rates or as decided by the Govt. keeping in view the prevailing circumstances.

ii)

The expenditure for making payment to Prize winners/Selling Agents/Distributors / Sellers/

Advertisers/ GSM checking Institutions/ Laboratories/ Printers, Taxes/Charges (if any), Draw

Exp. etc. under this scheme shall be met from the Budget grant provided in the budget by the State

Government. The Director, Punjab State Lotteries is authorized to sanction make all kinds of

payments mentioned above.

KAP SINHA, IAS,

The 23rd December, 2020

Principal Secretary to Government of Punjab

Department of Finance, Chandigarh

2227/02-2021/Pb. Govt. Press, S.A.S. Nagar