Jammu, Apr 03: Commissioner State Taxes Department (STD), J&K, Dr. Rashmi Singh on Monday said there is a need to maintain the integrity of the tax system and ensure that Jammu & Kashmir’s revenue collection targets are met.
She remarked that the department has created an ecosystem where it acts as a facilitator as well as an awareness generator. “The revenue augmentation can only be achieved through consistent efforts both at the level of jurisdictional circles as well as enforcement wings,” she said.
The Commissioner made these remarks during the felicitation ceremony of officers and officials of the State Taxes Department (STD) at Excise & Taxation Complex, Railhead here for their exceptional performance and special efforts in detecting cases of GST evasion and subsequent realization of tax and penalty from the evaders, thereby making significant contributions to J&K’s revenue collection.
While congratulating the officers and officials for their outstanding achievements, Dr. Singh appreciated their hard work and dedication toward their duties. She said that the department is in the process of strengthening its human resource through a process of regular training and workshops for the staff as well as knowledge sharing with the different states.
The Commissioner said that “KAR-TAVYA” – a tax awareness initiative recently launched by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha needs to be carried forward through continuous awareness making tax compliance a norm among the public.
Speaking on the occasion, Additional Commissioner State Taxes (Administration & Enforcement), Jammu, Namrita Dogra highlighted the achievements of the department stating that J&K registered a substantial increase in the tax revenue for the financial year 2022-23 due to the concrete efforts of officers and officials. She said that a number of steps have been taken by the department for strengthening tax mechanisms like setting up of Zonal Convergence Forums, GST Suvidha Kendra, Audit Wing and Special Investigation Unit (SIU) to ensure revenue augmentation through Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence.
During the felicitation ceremony, the officers and officials were presented with cash awards under the reward scheme of the government. The reward scheme recognizes the efforts of officers and officials who detect cases of tax evasion and contribute significantly to J&K’s revenue collection.
