Jaitley releases Compendium of Instructions on GST Refunds

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New Delhi : On the occasion of 43^{rd f}oundation day of the Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS), the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) and his team of senior officers along with the Expenditure Secretary G C Murmu called on Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Arun Jaitley at his office here on March 1, 2019, and briefed him on two recent achievements: Refunds of GST, and Operationalisation of PM-KISAN Scheme.

The CGA presented a report on total GST refunds made till date in the financial year 2018-19 which is about Rs 84,000 crore. Under PM-KISAN Scheme, funds have been transferred into the accounts of more than 1 crore beneficiaries. On this occasion, a short film on ARPIT (Accounting and Reconciliation Portal of Indirect Taxes) was also shown to Finance Minister.

Earlier, Jaitley  released a Compendium of Instructions on GST Refunds and a Copy of the Operational Manual on Internal Audit. The Finance Minister congratulated CGA and his team on the occasion of Civil Accounts Day and appreciated the good work being done by ICAS, according to a PIB release.