Govt For Widening GST Base

New Delhi: As part of the Union Finance Ministry’s outreach to increase the country’s tax base, the field formations of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Commissionerate have launched awareness campaigns to increase registration and compliance under the GST regime.

As part of this initiative, the Delhi East Commissionerate launched a two-day campaign here over the weekend to engage unregistered manufacturers and traders and help them understand the importance of registering with the GST Department and complying with the provisions of the law.

Over the course of the campaign, more than 2,000 queries from traders were addressed by GST officers, who provided assistance with the registration process. The drive proved to be a success, with a significant number of unregistered traders coming forward to voluntarily register their businesses under GST, with more than 100 registration applications being generated on the spot after following due process.

GST helpdesks were set up across various local markets to address queries and help in the GST registration process.

This initiative received a warm and encouraging response from the local trade community, many of whom were previously unregistered, often conducting their transactions primarily in cash, which has a negative impact on the Indian economy, according to an official statement.