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New Delhi : Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha on June 20, 2017, reviewed the preparedness for the roll-out of Goods and Services Tax (GST) from July 1, 2017. At a review meeting attended by the Secretaries of 30 Ministries/Departments of the Central Government connected with GST, and video conferencing with CMDs/CEOs of about 167 Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs) under their administrative control, the Cabinet Secretary asked all those involved to take full responsibility of their respective stakeholders and ensure the successful implementation of the GST.
Sinha expressed his satisfaction over the preparedness of different Ministries and CPSUs for the rollout of GST. However, he asked them that they should leave no stone unturned for its effective and smooth implementation by educating and involving all the stakeholders concerned, according to a PIB release.
The focus of the review meeting was on the progress made by the different Ministries and CPSUs in getting GST-Ready and status of preparation of their IT system in order to align with GST Network system. Other aspects included the arrangements made by the different departments for opening the GST Facilitation Cell and a Call Centre to guide their respective client groups and vendors, according to the PIB release.
The Cabinet Secretary also asked the Secretaries to organize training programmes and workshops for their officers and stakeholders to update and upgrade their information and skills about GST structure and processes. He said that the Department of Revenue, Government of India, has lot of experts and resource persons to help them in this regard.