GST Department organised heritage walk to promote Mera Bill Mera Adhikaar Scheme

As part of the introduction of the Mera Bill Mera Adhikaar Scheme in the Union Territory from September 1, the GST and Central Excise Office, Puducherry recently hosted a heritage walk around the town to popularise the initiative.

The Union Territory has been designated as a pilot project for the implementation of the MBMA programme throughout the country. The initiative was designed to encourage customers to request legitimate invoices from sellers. At the conclusion of each month, a few lucky invoices would be picked through a lotteries procedure for awarding incentives.

According to a message from the GST office, the program’s implementation will encourage tax-compliant behaviour in the business-to-consumer stage of transactions by consumers and businesses across the country.

More awareness seminars will be organised by the GST office in the coming days. Apart from Puducherry, the plan would be started on September 1 in Haryana, Gujarat, Assam, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, and Daman and Diu, according to the notice.

Commissioner of GST and Central Excise N. Padmasri, Vice Chairman, CII, Puducherry, V. Shanmuganandam, President of Alliance Francaise Satish Nallam, and Director of Alliance Francaise Laurent Jalicous were among those who took part in the walk.