Describing GST rollout "a hell of a challenge", Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka acknowledged that there are pockets of weak preparedness, but there is still time to address them before the April 2017 deadline. "There are many pockets where there is weak preparedness at this moment. We know it is worrying sitting back there, but we are going to be ready," Sikka said. Asked about the key challenges for the GST rollout, he said there are issues around technology and cultural readiness and Infosys is taking some world-class measures to ensure the GST IT framework is a secure one. Sikka admitted that the IT backbone of GST is an extremely complex and ambitious exercise as it involves banks, small businesses and states.

Source: dna September 15, 2016 10:07 UTC