Appoints SDOs as Nodal Officers of GST Newmai News Network Imphal | July 5 Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh today has directed all the concerned to have thorough knowledge about the new tax regime – the Goods and Services Tax (GST). Presiding over a high level meeting GST in Imphal, he also asked government officials to impart proper awareness to the common people, who are at the grassroots level, to make revenue/tax collection easier. The Chief Minister also directed the officials, DCs and SDOs to take the responsibility of revenue collection seriously and work hard at the ground level. The meeting was convened to discuss the pros and cons of GST, and also to find ways to effectively enforce it in the State. As GST is a new concept, all the Government machineries need to work in better co-ordination and understanding for its effective implementation, the Chief Minister further observed. Deputy Chief Minister Yumnam Joykumar Singh, Chief Secretary O. Nabakishore, Administrative Secretaries, Deputy Commissioners, SDOs and other high ranking officers were present in the meeting. Later, the Chief Minister also inspected the biometric attendance machines and various rooms of the Old Secretariat complex. Speaking to reporters after the inspection, the Chief Minister said that all the SDOs had been appointed as Nodal Officers of GST at the Sub-Division level. As such, they would give proper awareness on the new tax regime to the people at the grass-root level, he added. Central Team to assess flood Responding to a query on the Central Government’s assistance regarding flash floods faced by the State, Biren said said that after the Government declared the present situation as a State calamity, he had not only written a letter to the Prime Minister but also personally talked to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh over the phone on the issue. The Central Government would send an official team to assess the losses. Responding to another query, he informed that State’s Plan size would be fixed as soon as possible. The new Government would give thrust to skill development, connectivity, infrastructure, drinking water and other basic amenities, the Chief Minister added.
