IEP Chandigarh, July 1
Haryana Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that the Mera Bill-Mera Adhikar Scheme has been started in five states of the country including Haryana to encourage taxpayers. Under this scheme, the consumer will have to upload the receipt of the purchase of the goods on the portal. He added that Consumers will also get rewards through the corpus fund of Rs. 30 crores, through a draw system. The Deputy Chief Minister gave this information while addressing the GST Day-2023 programme organized on the occasion of the sixth anniversary of Goods and Service Tax (GST) implementation at Apparel House, Sector 44, Gurugram on Saturday. Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that the Mera Bill-Mera Adhikar Scheme will develop the tendency among the consumers to demand the bill from the seller while purchasing goods. He said that GST has proved to be an excellent system in simplifying the country’s tax system and ending the Inspector Raj. Due to this, the tax burden on the citizens was reduced and the facilities of the industrial world also increased due to the smooth system. In the coming days, this system will be further improved with the help of officers, industry representatives and consumers. The Deputy Chief Minister said that with the help of GST, the revenue receipt increased from Rs. 64 thousand crores to Rs 1.50 lakh crores. He added that combined efforts are required to touch the target of Rs. 2.5 lakh crores by including new areas in the ambit of GST so that we can contribute to the progress of the country at large. He also talked about appointment of law officers to assist GST officers in litigation related matters and increase of new resources to increase roadside mobility. The Deputy Chief Minister said that despite having only 2% of the country’s population, Haryana contributes 6% to the central revenue in the tax structure. He said that due to the welfare policies of the Central and State Government, there is a harmonious environment for industries and investors in the state today. Today, no industry is going out of the state. He said that Maruti Company has invested Rs. 11 thousand crores in about 900 acres of area in Kharkhoda, Sonipat. ATL, a major manufacturer of mobile-laptop batteries, has also set up its plant in Rojka Meo on about 180 acres. Along with this, Asia’s largest seven-storey logistics hub of the Flipkart company is being set up at Patli Hajipur in Gurgaon. Aditya Birla Group is also going to set up a big paint company in Panipat. Principal Secretary, Excise and Taxation Department, Devinder Singh Kalyan said that GST, implemented with the objective of One Nation-One Tax, is paving the way to make the country self-sufficient in the field of tax. GST had a manifold impact on the economy, benefiting various sectors such as exporters, small traders and entrepreneurs, agriculture and industry, and common consumers. He said that GST has given a boost to Make in India in the first place and has improved the ease of doing business in India.
