The IRS Association on Tuesday said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley assured to address their concerns raised on the implementation of GST. In a statement issued here, the Association General Secretary Shrawan Kumar Bansal said the Finance Minister said the IRS officers would be placed in key implementation of GST.
“Finance Minister assured that the interest of the service would be fully safeguarded and would not be allowed to loose in any manner in any front. He assured that the officers of the department as well as the Board would be key to GST and is required to head. He assured that Composition of the GST council secretariat would be looked into and encase ring of the posts would be studied. We have demanded both the Secy as well as AS GST being highly technical,” said the Association.
“Minister has assured that we are the front of the Ministry and our interest would not be compromised and no post would be reduced under any circumstance, rather the role would increase. Association informed Finance Minister about the preparedness and readiness of the Service for smooth and successful roll out of GST from 1st April. Association also informed that all the States VAT officers are being trained by IRS officers all over the country, laws and procedures are being framed and new Service structure being drafted,” it added.