JAMMU, MAY 13: Under the Tax awareness Initiative “KAR-TAVYA,” a team of State Taxes Department, on the eve of Mother’s Day, visited market of Jammu City to promote proper billing of sold goods by business establishments and aware customers about the importance of billing.
The team, under the Chairpersonship of Dr. Rashmi Singh, Commissioner State Taxes, Namrita Dogra, Additional Commissioner State Taxes (Adm & Enforcement) Jammu, Ritu Mahajan, Deputy Commissioner State Taxes (Enforcement-Central) Jammu along with Manpreet Kour, Assistant Commissioner and State Taxes Officers, Romi Jamwal, Nitin Verma and Chandermohini visited different business premises of Jammu city to ascertain whether goods sold were properly billed or not.
Awareness was generated among the shopkeepers and customers to follow the proper billing system. An appeal was made to the general public to be vigilant customers so that tax evasion can be curbed.
Queries of the shopkeepers regarding tax regime (GST) were also carefully listened to and responded to. Moreover, gifts were also distributed among the customers who were taking goods with proper bills.
Mother’s Day was specifically chosen for awareness as there is a saying “if we educate Mother, we educate the whole
family”.