Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 28: Indian Institute of Public Administ-ration (IIPA) J&K Regional Branch today organized the 5th Shri Ram Sahai Memorial Lecture on “Effectiveness of GST” in memory of Late Shri Ram Sahai, one of the founding members of the Regional Branch.
Parveen Kashyap, Director, Grant Thornton India LLP and Adarsh Gupta, Grant Thornton India LLP jointly delivered the memorial lecture.
Khurshid Ahmed Ganai, Chief Information Commi-ssioner J&K was the chief guest, while the function was held under the guidance of Dr Ashok Bhan, Patron IIPA and Er JBS Johar hony Secretary, J&K Regional Branch.
Parveen Kashyap, Director, Grant Thornton India LLP and Adarsh Gupta, Grant Thornton India LLP made a detailed presentation highlighting the genesis and effectiveness of GST.
Gyan Sarvar, Commissioner CGST and Central Excise Commissionerate, J&K in his address said that GST is a big reform measure and in a complex and diverse economy like India, the system will soon stabilize and it is premature to draw conclusions.
Khurshid Ahmed Ganai, Chief Information Commiss-ioner, in his address said that GST is a big change for the society and appropriate measures at the policy level should be ensured so that the business is enabled to adhere to the new changes. He suggested that the knowledge of technology among the masses in J&K should be promoted, so that the conformation to new changes in the governance systems is embraced by the society.
Dr Ashok Bhan, Patron, IIPA, J&K Branch in his presidential remarks looked into the effectiveness of GST from the consumer perspective and raised the concern whether the benefits of GST are reaching the end consumers.
Earlier, Er JBS Johar, Hony Secretary, IIPA paid rich tributes to Ram Sahai and recollected his immense contribution to the growth of IIPA in J&K.
Vikrant Kuthiala, Hony Treasures, IIPA J&K Regional Branch formally introduced the speakers and set the platform for the lecture.
Rahul Sahai, Chairman, Sahai Group of Companies hoped the plight of the business community has been understood by Gyan Sarvar, Commissioner CGST and Central Excise Commissionerate J&K and he will try to ease out GST burden for the good of business community.
Sahai thanked Dr Ashok Bhan for perennial support to this memorial and for always been relentlessly encouraging in endeavours to make Ram Sahai Memorial Lecture a success.
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