The Ganjam Chamber of Commerce in a meeting here on Sundayheld deliberations on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill and how the businessmen are going to implement it.
Discussions were also held how the tackle the problems which would crop up after implementation of the Bill. The businessmen present in the meeting wanted clarifications how the law can be implemented without any hiccups. Confederation of Indian Traders (CIFT) senior vice president Brij Mohan Agarwal spoke on the various aspects of GST.
Two proposals were adopted unanimously in the meeting. As the GST Bill is being implemented for the first, if there are any discrepancies, the businessmen should not be penalised for three years, to appoint an ombudsman to look into the complaints.
In the meeting presided over by Chamber of Commerce president VVRN Rao, V Santosh Kumar offered a vote of thanks. Besides, at the Annual General Body meeting of the Ganjam Chamber of Commerce held recently, 25 executive committee members were elected unanimously for the term 2016-18. VV Ram Narsingh Rao was elected president, V Santosh Kumar and Siva Prasad Rao were elected vice presidents, Santosh Kumar Sahu was elected secretary, Saka Srikant as additional secretary, Manoj Kumar Padhi as joint secretary and Dl Narayana was elected as treasurer.