Question : DUTIES PAID BY PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKINGS



(a) the names of first five public sector companies which have paid highest central excise and income tax during financial year 2000-2001, 2001-2002 and 2002-2003;

(b) the names of first five private sector companies which have paid highest central excise and income tax during financial year 2000-2001 to 2002-2003; and

(c) the Central taxes paid by H.P.C.L. and B.P.C.L. during the above financial year?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (GINGEE N. RAMACHANDRAN)

(a) The names of the first five public sector companies which have paid the highest amounts of central excise duty during the financial years 2000-01, 2001-02 and 2002-03 are (1) Indian Oil Corporation Limited, (2) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, (3) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, (4) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation and (5) Steel Authority of India Limited. The names of the first five public sector companies which have paid the highest amounts of income tax during the financial years 2000-01, 2001-02 and 2002-03 are as under:-

S.No .	2000-01.	2001-02	2002-03
1. Oil & Natural Oil & Natural Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Gas Corporation Gas Corporation
2. State Bank Indian Oil Indian Oil of Patiala Corporation Corporation
3. National Thermal Bharat Bharat Power Corporation Petroleum Petroleum Ltd. Ltd. Ltd.
4. Life Insurance Bharat Sanchar Life Insurance Corporation Nigam Corporation
5. Videsh Sanchar State Bank of National Thermal Nigam India Power Corporation Ltd.


(b) The names of the first five private sector companies which have paid the highest amounts of central excise duty and income tax during financial years 2000-01 to 2002-03 are as under:-
Central Excise duty
S.No. 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03
1. ITC Ltd. ITC Ltd. ITC Ltd.

2. Reliance Reliance Reliance Petroleum Ltd. Petroleum Ltd. Petroleum Ltd.
3. Godfrey Philips Hyundai Motors Maruti Udyog (India) India Ltd Ltd.
4 Tisco Telco Telco
5 Telco Tisco Tisco
Income Tax
S.No. 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03
1. ITC Ltd. Citi Bank NA ITC Ltd.

2. Hindustan Lever Ltd ITC Ltd. Hindustan Lever Ltd

3. Citi Bank NA Hindustan Lever Ltd. TISCO

4. Arnika International Hindalco Ltd. Hindalco Ltd

5. Deutsche Bank AG Hero Honda Motors B.G.Exploration (Enron)


(c) The central taxes paid by H.P.C.L. and B.P.C.L. during the above mentioned financial year are as under:-
(Rs. in crore)
S.No. 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03
1. HPCL 5541 5892 6297

2. BPCL 4511 4901 5007