SRINAGAR: In a special enforcement drive led by the State Taxes Department, Additional Commissioner of State Taxes Administration and Enforcement in Jammu, Namrita Dogra, conducted a surprise inspection of the checkpoints established by the teams of DC Enforcement Central, Jammu.
Namrita Dogra commended the efforts of the team, led by STO Dr Sonika Sudan, operating under the close supervision and guidance of DC Enforcement Central, Ritu Mahajan.
Enforcement Central Jammu has collected a penalty of Rs 2.01 crore from April 2023 to December 2023 from GST defaulters who failed to produce proper documents such as GST invoices and E-way Bills.
During the enforcement drives by Enforcement (Central), Jammu, besides the Rs 2.01 crore penalty, representing a 53 per cent increase compared to the previous fiscal year, a total of 368 vehicles were detained, and approximately 103,108 E-way bills were verified.
The major commodities attracting penalties during this period include Marble/Granite, Metal Scrap, TMT bars, and Electronic goods, among others.
Under the directives of Commissioner State Taxes Rashmi Singh, Deputy Commissioner Enforcement (Central) Jammu formed different teams headed by State Tax Officers, namely Sonika Sudan, Chander Mohini, Romi Jamwal, Naresh Koul, Surinder Gupta, and Sunil Gupta.
