IT Initiatives: Mission mode Projects to help States to align with the Roll out of GST; funds Released for 31 Such Projects

Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee has stressed on the importance of computerization of Commercial Taxes. While presenting the Union Budget 2011-12 in Lok Sabha he said that Mission Mode Projects for computerization of Commercial Taxes in States will allow States to align with the roll out of GST. Funds have been released for 31 such projects received from the States and Union Territories (UTs). Most of the States and UTs have already enabled the facility of dealers making electronic payments. A number of States have already started accepting Electronic Tax Returns and issuing forms required for inter-state trade.