The State Taxes Department Kathua today organised a Bike Rally to mark the 6th anniversary of implementation of GST in the country here at State Taxes Office, Circle Kathua -I and Circle Kathua- II.
Deputy Commissioner Kathua, Dr. Rakesh Minhas, who was the chief guest flagged off the rally in presence of Superintendent of Police Kathua Shivdeep Singh Jamwal and Deputy Commissioner State Taxes (Enforcement) Kathua Ranjeet Singh.
While appreciating the department for effective implementation of GST, the Deputy Commissioner Kathua appealed the traders, businesses and other stakeholders to seek GST registration which will help them in increasing the scale of Business in regulated way.
He also appealed the general public to demand bills on every purchase as it will help in increasing the revenue of the government and paving the way for economic growth and development of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir as well as of the country.
In his address, Deputy Commissioner State Taxes (Enforcement) Kathua Ranjeet Singh informed that GST Week is being celebrated all over the Union Territory to commemorate the introduction of revolutionary GST in J&K in 2017.He further informed that GST revenue has risen from Rs 51 crores in the year 2017 to Rs 227 crore in the year 2023.
State Taxes Department under the banner “Kar-Tavya, Kar Yogdaan, rashtra nirmaan” launched by Commissioner State Taxes Dr. Rashmi Singh, has been organizing a number of outreach programmes in the far off areas of the District like Bani, Basholi, Billawar etc.Additional Commissioner (Adm & Enforcement) Jammu, Namrata Dogra, as Divisional head is leading the campaign from Jammu Division.