Team GST gets Award for Excellence in Public Administration
Revised GST – Odisha – Taxscan
Revised GST – Odisha – Taxscan
Team GST, Department of Revenue (GoI) was awarded for Excellence in Public Administration under “Innovations” category for their initiative GST – One Nation, One Tax , One Market.
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, addressed Civil Servants on the occasion of Civil Services Day. He said the occasion is one of Appreciation, Evaluation and Introspection. He described the Prime Minister's Award as a step towards motivating civil servants, and congratulated the awardees. He said the awards also indicate the priorities of the Government.
He said that the priority programmes such as Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, Deendayal Upadhyay Kaushalya Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, and Digital Payments, for which awards have been given, are important programmes for New India.
“CBIC is proud to be part of Team GST which was conferred with Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration under the category “Innovations” for its contribution in making the transformational reform of GST a reality,” the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) tweeted last day.
This is for various initiatives undertaken to implement the Goods and Services Tax in a smooth manner, the Board said.
The awards were announced on the event of Civil Servants’ Day 2018. For the last four years, the implementation of priority programmes is rewarded under PM awards.
The Prime Minister also released two books ‘New Pathways’ and ‘Aspirational Districts: Unlocking Potentials’. The first book ‘New Pathways’ is a Coffee Table Book consisting of significant details of 28 successful Innovations and 34 Success Stories relating to implementation of Priority Programmes viz., PMAY-U, PMAY-G, DDUGKY, PMFBY and Promoting Digital Payments in Districts shortlisted for Prime Minister’s Awards, 2018. ‘Aspirational Districts: Unlocking Potentials’ book relates to development of Strategies for transforming Aspirational Districts and the approach towards development of relevant social and other parameters. NITI Ayog is coordinating the initiative for development of Aspirational Districts.
