Cabinet Secretary asks departments to set up GST Facilitation Cell

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New Delhi : The Cabinet Secretary, Government of India, P K Sinha has asked the Secretaries of the different Ministries/Departments to set-up a Goods and Service Tax (GST) Facilitation Cell in their respective Department/Ministry.

Sinha said that the Cell, in turn, shall be in constant touch with the major industry and business associations relating to the respective Ministry/Department and provide all possible support for the smooth roll-out of GST with effect from July 1, 2017, according to a PIB release.

The Cabinet Secretary, in a letter to the Secretaries of the different Ministries/Departments, has  mentioned that the GST Facilitation Cell can preferably be managed by a small core team headed by the Economic Adviser or any other designated officer of the respective Ministry/Department. He said while the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, is making the Helplines operational for any individual tax payer to seek resolution of any legal or IT related issues, the GST Facilitation Cell, on the other hand, could serve as the first point of contact for addressing any issue being faced by any business or industrial sector related to the respective Ministry, according to the PIB release.