Jammu and Kashmir State Taxes Department today celebrated 4th UT Foundation Day and Rashtriya Ekta Diwas here.
Speaking on the occasion, Commissioner State Taxes, J&K, Dr Rashmi Singh, congratulated the team of officers and stakeholders for achieving remarkable milestone in last four years. “Number of registered taxpayers in year 2017-18 was only 72000 under GST which is now increased to more than 1.42 lacs. Moreover, from a modest average monthly collection of around 300 crores, the collection in the current financial year (2023-24) has crossed 683 crore while return filing percentage also shown remarkable achievement with 97 percent dealers filing returns,” she remarked.
