Odisha wins two Golds in 2nd National Taxation Awards for 2021
New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Odisha on Saturday won Gold in two categories under the 2nd National Taxation Awards for the year 2021.
Coming out on top, Odisha clinched Gold in Reformist State Government and Tax Commissionerate (Zones) categories at the award show held in New Delhi.
The award was received by Shri Sushil Kumar Lohani, IAS, Commissioner of CT & GST, Odisha on behalf of the State in the presence of Shri Nitin Gadkari, Hon’ble Union Minister for Road Transport & Highway, Shri N. K. Singh, Hon’ble Chairman, 15th Finance Commission and Shri Sushil Modi, Hon’ble MP.
The performance of the State as a “Reformist State Government” was evaluated on several factors like infrastructure for industrial and skill development, government to citizen services through technology, ease of doing business and state incentives, stamp duty rate rationalization and automation, electricity reforms and promotion of renewable energy, support to industry and trade, property and other municipal reforms.
Similarly, the performance of the State Tax Commissionerate was evaluated on the basis of several taxpayer centric delivery of services like following the process of pre-showcase notice consultations as per the policy, escalating issues of taxpayers to be resolved by GST Council, response time in resolving queries raised by taxpayers and refund process followed by the state GST authorities. The awardees were selected based on the feedback provided using online voting by taxpayers and citizens as well as by evaluation done by an eminent jury.
Shri Naveen Patnaik, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Odisha has congratulated the Commissionerate of Commercial Tax & GST on this achievement.
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