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JAMMU: BJP Professional Cell, Jammu & Kashmir, during a meeting held at Jammu, hailed the efforts of Sat Sharma (CA), President, BJP Jammu & Kashmir and Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), which have led to the establishment of a Centralized Processing Centre (CPC) for GST registration in Jammu.
The matter was brought to the notice of Sat Sharma by the trade associations of Jammu, Doda, Reasi and other areas, along with professional bodies of the region. Acting on these representations, he took up the issue at the appropriate level, including with the Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, seeking a CPC in Jammu manned by officers familiar with local conditions.
Until now, GST registration applications from the Jammu region were processed at CPCs outside Jammu & Kashmir. This caused frequent rejections and long delays for genuine applicants. Officers outside the region were often not conversant with local documents, such as electricity bills and municipal records that carry no house number, and revenue records such as Jamabandi and Girdawari issued in Urdu. Physical verification was often assigned to officers posted far from the business premises, making it difficult to complete within the prescribed time. Applicants and their authorized representatives also had no local office to approach for clarifying objections.
With the opening of the CPC in Jammu, the problems faced by dealers and professionals in obtaining GST registration now stand resolved. Members said the step would ensure timely registrations, reduce avoidable rejections and encourage voluntary compliance in the region.
“The traders and professionals of the Jammu region had been facing this hardship for a long time. We are grateful to Sat Sharma ji for taking up the matter at the appropriate level and getting it resolved,” said CA Deepak Kapahi, Convenor, BJP Professional Cell.
The members also expressed gratitude to the Union Finance Minister and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) for accepting the demand of the trade and professional fraternity of Jammu.
Among others present in the meeting were CA. Deepak Kapahi, Convenor, BJP Professional Cell, CA. Amit Gupta, Adv. Neeraj Dewan, Dr. Virinder Singh Sambyal, CA. Jitesh Arora, CA. Ritesh Gupta and CA. Satish Kumar Gupta.
