Rajasthan GST department constitutes “Coordination Committee” to meet once every quarter
The GST Council, in its 50th Meeting held on 11.07.2023, approved the creation of “Co-ordination Committee” in each State/UT comprising of GST authorities from the State and the Central Tax Administrations for better co-ordination among different tax authorities.
2. Accordingly, a “Co-ordination Committee” (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Committee’), for the State of Rajasthan is hereby constituted, in consultation with the Chief Commissioner, State Tax, comprising of the following:
(a) Chief Commissioner, CGST & CX (Jaipur Zone), Jaipur (Co-chair);
(b) Chief Commissioner, State Tax, Jaipur (Raj.) (Co-chair);
(c) Ms. Babneet Tuli, Additional Commissioner, CGST & CX (Jaipur Zone), Jaipur;
(d) Sh. Mahesh Kumar Gowla, Special Commissioner (GST), State Tax, Jaipur (Raj.);
(e) Sh. Arvind Mishra, Advisor, Additional Commissioner (GST), State Tax, Jaipur (Raj.);
(f) Sh. Sandeep Kumar Payal, Deputy Director, DGGI, JZU, Jaipur;
(g) Assistant Commissioner, CGST & CX (Jaipur Zone), Jaipur.
In the event of the transfer of any of the officers mentioned by name above, their controlling officers shall nominate new names to the Committee.
3. Term of the Committee- The Committee will function on perpetual basis. The Chief Commissioner of CGST/ SGST shall be Convener on rotational basis for one year each. In the first year, the Chief Commissioner, CGST shall be convenor. The Assistant Commissioner, CGST & CX (Jaipur Zone), Jaipur shall be the Secretary of the Committee during the tenure of the CC CGST as the Convenor.
4. Functions and mandate of the Committee:
(a) The Committee shall engage in data sharing on important cases of evasion or audit, knowledge sharing and promote coordinated efforts in checking fake ITC cases, curbing tax evasion practices, sharing important audit paras & modus-operandi detected in Audit/Investigation, maintaining and updating contact details of field level officers and other GST related matters.
(b) Referring any issue requiring a change in Act/ Rules/ Notification/ Form/ Circular/ Instruction/ improvement on GST portal, etc., to the GST Council Secretariat and the relevant Policy Wing of the CBIC/ GSTN/ DoR.
(c) Make collaborative efforts on the issues pertaining to taxpayer facilitation as well as taxpayer grievances and conducting outreach programme.
(d) To arrive at a uniform stand by the Central and State GST Administration in GST related petitions before any legal forum.
(e) Co-ordination in Investigation/anti-evasion proceedings so as to ensure that on the same issue, investigations in respect of taxpayers are not undertaken by multiple administrations.
(f) Conducting a coordinated verification drive for suspicious tax payers at local level.
(g) Any other GST matter deemed fit for coordinated work between Central and State Tax Administrations.
5. Periodicity of Meeting of the Committee: The Committee shall meet once every quarter or as the Co-chairs may decide