Question: Under whose chairmanship a group of minister is constituted by central government in order to monitor and resolve the IT challenges faced in the implementation of GST?
(a) Anil Agarwal
(b) Sushil Modi
(c) Amit Mitra
(d) Thomas Isaac
Answer: (b)
Related facts:
- On September 12th, 2017, a group of minister is constituted by central government in order to monitor and resolve the IT challenges faced in the implementation of GST under the chairmanship of Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, Shri Sushil Kumar Modi.
- The constitution of the group took place in pursuance of decision taken in the 21st Meeting of GST Council held on 9th September, 2017 at Hyderabad.
- The Members of the GoM are Shri Amar Agarwal, Minister for Commercial Taxes, Government of Chhatisgarh; Shri Krishna Byregowda, Minister for Agriculture, Government of Karnataka; Dr. T.M. Thomas Isaac, Finance Minister, Government of Kerala and Shri Etela Rajendar, Finance Minister, Government of Telengana.
- The GoM will be assisted in its work by the Chairman, Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) and the Chief Executive Officer, GSTN.
- The Committee on Exports has also been constituted under the convenorship of the Revenue Secretary to look at the issues of export sector and to recommend to the GST Council suitable strategy for helping the export sector in the post-GST scenario.
Reference:
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