Finance Minister Buggana Rajendranath Reddy has inaugurated a GST Seva Kendram and released the Vision and Mission of the Commercial Taxes Department. He has also released a compendium of Standard Operating Procedures (SoP), circulars and peer learning material related to State tax here on December 04, 2023. The GST Seva Kendram is intended to curb fake GST registrations through Aadhaar-based biometric authentication. Mr. Rajendranath Reddy also launched GST Mithra, an initiative meant to identify and correct discrepancies in tax returns, and encourage voluntary compliance. On the occasion, Mr. Rajendranath Reddy said the gross collection of GST in November recorded 31% growth compared to the corresponding month last year, up from ₹3,134 crore to ₹4,093 crore.

Source: The Hindu December 07, 2023 07:13 UTC