GoM members appointed to resolve GSTN issues
The Union Finance Minister
has set up a Group of Ministers led by Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Sushil
Kumar Modi and a committee on Exports under Revenue Secretary, Hasmukh Adhia to
monitor and resolve the IT challenges faced in the implementation of GST and
exports, respectively.
The members of the
GoM are Amar Agrawal, minister for commercial taxes, Chhatisgarh; Krishna
Byre Gowda, minister for agriculture, Karnataka; T.M. Thomas Isaac, finance
minister, Kerala and Etela Rajender, finance minister, Telangana.
The GoM will be
assisted in its work by the chairman, Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) and
the CEO of GSTN. The decisions was taken at the GST Council Meeting held in
Hyderbad.
The Committee on Exports will look at the
issues of export sector and recommend to the GST Council for suitable strategy
to help the sector in the post-GST scenario. It will also have chairperson,
CBEC; Member (Customs), CBEC; Director General, DGFT; Addional Secretary, GST
Council; Director General, DG Export Promotion and Commissioners of Commercial
Taxes from Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and West
Bengal.
From
Sources:-
Since July new GST Commissionerates have started functioning. Before that, bifurcation & new Commissionerates have been created. Since then not a single penny has been spent on Infrastructure. Expectations are many, attendance on Sewa Kendras are monitored but without any facility and any extra remuneration.
Senior Officers from the department have taken mid-career training programmes in abroad. but of what use specially in the present scenario. The amount of money required now for smooth transition are not even provided. the officers are bound to cough up these expenditures from their own pockets. Hope the council will appoint a committee just like for GSTN Infrastructure in CBEC.
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