GST Week celebration commences at Srinagar

SRINAGAR, July 01: On completion of six years of GST in UT of Jammu and Kashmir, the State Taxes Department commenced celebrating GST Week from today, Ist of July to 7th July, 2023

The GST Week was inaugurated by by Additional Commissioner State Taxes (Administration & Enforcement) Kashmir, Shakeel Maqbool at Excise and Taxation Complex Solina Srinagar. 

The event was attended by Deputy Commissioner Enforcement (Central) Parveez Raina, DC IT, Analytics and Recovery Farooq Ahmad Baba, DC Enforcement (South) Shahnawaz Shah, Assistant Commissioner IT, Sarib Sehran, State Tax Officers, employees of the department among others.  

Interacting with the media fraternity on the occasion, Additional Commissioner said that GST Week is an initiative by the State Taxes Department of J&K led by Commissioner State Taxes Dr. Rashmi Singh to raise awareness and promote understanding of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) among businesses, general public and all stakeholders concerned. 

He said it is a week-long event dedicated to educating stakeholders about the various aspects of GST, its benefits, compliance requirements, and any recent updates or changes to the tax system.

He further added that during GST Week, the Department has chalked out various activities and events on day to day basis from 01 July to 07 July including seminars, workshops, interactive sessions, panel discussions about combating novel evasion techniques, outreach programmes, Walks, treks and distribution of pamphlets etc. These initiatives aim to disseminate knowledge about GST, address queries and concerns, facilitate smoother implementation, and encourage voluntary compliance.

Additional Commissioner said that designated teams led by State Taxes Officer are going to visit various business hubs in and around Srinagar as part of the GST Week, interact with customers and reward them for requesting proper tax invoices from businesses and thereby ensuring their contribution in avoidance of tax evasion. 

The programme will conclude on July 07 wherein various dignitaries are expected to deliberate about the successful journey of GST in J&K during the last six years and challenges ahead.