(File Photo)Road Transport and Highways Ministry is considering a Rs 4,000 crore overhaul of around 80 border check posts across the country to ensure seamless flow of goods ahead of the implementation of GST. An app to link check posts under state governments as well as the Centre is also in the works, the government has said. There are check posts under the state government as well as the Central government. The Minister said that once the GST is rolled out, it will facilitate the inter-state movement of goods and therefore, the need has been felt to augment border check posts. State border check posts, which scrutinise material and location-based tax compliance, often stretch the transit time of goods by hours.

Source: Indian Express September 18, 2016 07:30 UTC