For the first time, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) syllabus has been introduced at graduate level in the course curriculum of HNB Garhwal Central University from this semester. The decision was taken in a board of studies meeting of the school of commerce of the university on Tuesday.
This information was given by head of department and dean, professor of SMJN post graduate college RC Dangwal.
Speaking to The Pioneer, Sunil Batra of the commerce department of SMJN college said, “The paper of indirect taxes is invalid now and has been replaced with Goods and Services Tax in the fifth semester of BCom The course curriculum has also been uploaded on the website of the university.”
The meeting of the 15-member board organised in the college campus on Tuesday included professor DPS Verma, professor R C Dangwal and others who were present during the approval to implement the new syllabus. It will be recalled here that as the biggest tax reform of the country, GST was implemented in the country from July 1.