Published by Authority
No. 19] CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2024 (VAISAKHA 20, 1946 SAKA)
PART I
Punjab Government Notifications and Orders
GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
DIRECTORATE OF LOTTERIES
PUNJAB STATE DEAR LAXMI SUPER SATURDAY WEEKLY LOTTERY SCHEME
NOTIFICATION
The 6th October, 2022
No. DSL-LOTT0SCHM/13/2022-ADMIN-1920.- 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 lottery scheme in the State viz:
1. THE NAME OF THE SCHEME AND THE LOTTERY
The name of the scheme is Punjab State Dear Laxmi Super Saturday Weekly Lottery Schemes and sale of lottery ticket under this scheme shall be marketed in the State of Punjab and other operating states.
2. NUMBER OF TICKETS
The scheme shall have Fifty thousand lottery tickets numbering from 10000 to 59999 each.
3. TICKET PRICE
The MRP of a single ticket shall be Rs 20/- (Rupees Twenty only) (MRP shall be Inclusive of all taxes and discount).
4. PRIZE STRUCTURE OF THE SCHEME
i) The detail of Prizes shall be as under: -
Rank No. of Prizes Prize amount Total Amount
1st 10 10000 1,00,000
2nd 50 3000 1,50,000
3rd 50 1000 50,000
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4th 50 500 25,000
5th 1000 200 2,00,000
1160 5,25,000
(** All prizes shall be paid in Indian Currency.)
5. 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.
No. No of Prizes Prize Amount Method of Draw
1st Prize 10 10,000/- Ten number of five digits shall be drawn.
2nd Prize 50 3,000/- Ten number of last four digits shall be drawn
common to all tickets.
3rd Prize 50 1,000/- Ten number of last four digits shall be drawn
common to all tickets.
4th Prize 50 500/- Ten number of last four digits shall be drawn
common to all tickets.
5th Prize 1000 200/- Two hundred number of last four digits shall be
drawn common to all tickets.
6. DATE TIME AND VENUE OF THE DRAW
The draw shall be held on every Saturday of the week, commencing from 05.11.2022 at 6.00 PM, at Ludhiana. In exceptional circumstance the said date of draw, time and venue can be changed by Director, Punjab State Lotteries.
7. PAYMENT OF GST AND OTHER TAXES:
Further any tax on lotteries imposed by the Central Government/ State Government from time to time shall be borne by the distributor or as decided by the government.
8. DISTRIBUTOR OF THE SCHEME.
M/s Future Gaming and Hotel Services Pvt. Ltd, 54, Mettupalayam Road, G.N. Mills Post, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu - 641029 having branch office at: B-2-1370/1, Arya School Road, near old Sabji Mandi Chowk, Ludhiana-141008 will be the Distributor to sell and market the tickets of said lottery scheme.
9. PROCEDURE FOR ISSUE OF TICKETS AND DEPOSIT OF SALE PROCEEDS.
i. This Scheme for selling of lottery tickets has been allotted to the Distributor as per the terms and conditions of the tender and the 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 of Punjab State Lotteries. Director, Punjab State Lotteries has the right to cancel the stockist-ship of any stockist appointed by the Distributor, if that stockist is found doing any illegal activity.
iii. The Face Value of the ticket will be Rs 10.50 /- (MRP – GST- Discount) for each ticket.
iv. Tickets will be issued to the Distributor on a discount @ 25.625% of MRP of the ticket.
v. Face value of the issued tickets will be deposited in the consolidated fund or Public ledger account as262 PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ., MAY 10, 2024 (VYSK 20, 1946 SAKA) PART I] decided by the Director, Punjab State Lotteries vi. The Distributor shall get delivery of tickets at 100% face value of issued tickets i.e (MRP- GST-Discount)
Or
The distributor shall get delivery of tickets on following terms: -
a. At least 25% of the face value of issued tickets (MRP-GST-Discount) is adjusted against "Purchase Advance/EMD" deposit by distributor.
b. Rest of the 75% amount of Face Value shall be adjusted against Bank Guarantee/FDR etc. mortgaged/ pledged (at the time of tender) in favour 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 of Punjab State Lotteries within 30 days of depositing the GST on Punjab State Lottery Schemes.
vii. The tickets shall not be issued to the Distributor if they fail to settle the accounts of any previous lottery scheme within stipulated period.
viii. 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.
ix. The tickets shall be issued to the distributor as per the procedure laid down in above conditions. Any amount paid less by the distributor/agent shall be charged interest @18% p.a, for the delayed period.
x. In case of shortfall in purchase advance and security deposit the difference amount should be deposited by the distributor, before lifting of tickets.
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 fifteen minutes before the time of draw 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. The Distributor will be required to deposit unsold tickets in original at Camp office, Punjab State Lotteries, Ludhiana or as decided by the Director Lotteries from time to time. The Distributor will be required to submit all original unsold tickets within 90 days from the date of draw.
However, if any lottery 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 these tickets or as decided by the Director Lotteries may be imposed on the Distributor who will submit the wrong detail of unsold tickets.
11. PAYMENT OF PRIZES TO PRIZE WINNERS/DISTRIBUTOR/AGENTS
i. All the prize-winning tickets above Rs. 10,000/- (if any) should reach the office of Director, Punjab State Lotteries, Vit teYojna Bhawan, Plot No. 2B, Sector 33-A, Chandigarh 160020 or received by the officer/ official 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. Prizes upto Rs. 10,000/- can be paid by or distributed by the Distributor to the winner as per scheme on thePART I] PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ., MAY 10, 2024 (VYSK 20, 1946 SAKA) 263 behalf of the Directorate of Punjab State Lotteries. iii. Sellers' and Sub- Agents' promoter incentive if any 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 promoter incentive above Rs. 1,000/- should be claimed directly from office of Director, Punjab State Lotteries or received by the officer/official of the Directorate of Punjab State Lotteries Vit TeYojna 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 incentive(s).
iv. 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/Agents are authorized to make the payment of prizes/incentives below the aforesaid limit and seek reimbursement/adjustment from office within 90 days from the date of publication of the result in the Punjab State Government gazette.
v. The gross amount of higher prizes {each prize more than Rs. 10,000/- ( if any )} should be deposited by the Distributor in the Consolidated Fund of the State prior to holding the actual draws as per the approved scheme by the State Government. Higher prizes of said draws will be paid out of that amount. For the next draw, the Distributor has to ensure the deposit of higher prizes amount, in the Consolidated Fund of the State. If those prizes, do not fall out of the sold tickets then this amount will be consideredfor the next draw of the scheme. However, if amount of higher prizes and invoice value of lottery schemes exceeds the amount of Rs. 35 Crores (EMD adjusted in lottery schemes) at the time of issuing the tickets then difference amount should be deposited by Distributor before conducting the draw.
12. PRINTING OF TICKETS
i. 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.
ii. Income Tax on prizes/incentive(s) wherever applicable, shall be deducted at source.
iii. Publicity of all the lottery schemes in Print Media shall be done by the Distributor at its own level on behalf of Directorate of Punjab State Lotteries. However, the approval of list of newspapers and design of advertisements shall be taken from the Directorate before being published. The Directorate shall have full right to make any changes in this regard. All Expenditure of publicity in Print media shall be borne by the Distributor. Publicity in Electronic Media shall be done by the Office of Directorate of Punjab State Lotteries at its own level.
iv. Notification and result publication of all the lottery schemes in different newspapers will be done by264 PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ., MAY 10, 2024 (VYSK 20, 1946 SAKA) PART I] Directorate ofPunjab State Lotteries on DAVP rates approved by the Government. Selection of newspapers will be done in consultation with the Distributor. Expenditure incurred on publication of results will be reimbursed from the Distributor.
v. GST imposed by the Government of India on Lotteries shall be borne by the Distributor.
vi. 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, it should immediately be returned to the issuing authority.
vii. A ticket, which is forged, torn out, mutilated ortampered with shall not be entertained.
viii. Prize shall be paid on the production of original tickets only.
ix. Prize winning tickets holders abroad shall be paid in Indian currency as per scheme.
x. One ticket shall be eligible to only one prize viz. The highest prize drawn against it.
xi. In case of any dispute, the decision of the Principal Secretary to the Government of Punjab, Department of Finance shall be final and binding.
xii. Before submitting the claim, results may be checked with the Punjab State Government Gazette.
xiii. 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.
xiv. The provisions of 'The Lotteries (Regulation) Act 1998', The Lotteries (Regulations) Rules, 2010, Punjab State Lotteries Rules 2015 and GST Rules shall be applicable and condition of agreement and tender document shall be binding on the distributor.
15 AMENDMENTS TO THE SCHEME
The Director, Punjab State Lotteries may at any time amended/ delete/ modify/ relax any of the provisions of the Scheme in exceptional circumstances without assigning any reasons(s).
Notes:
i.) 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. Incentive to officers / officials will be paid as per policy decision to be taken in this regard on a separate file.
AJOY KUMAR SINHA, IAS
Principal Secretary (Finance) The 27th September, 2022
Punjab Government, Chandigarh.