Marking a significant step in strengthening the enforcement mechanism in Goods and Services Tax (GST), the Department of Revenue under the Ministry of Finance is organising a National Conference of Enforcement Chiefs of all State and Central Goods and Services Tax (GST) formations in New Delhi on Monday, 4^th March, 2024.

Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman will inaugurate the one-day conference and also deliver the keynote address. Union Minister of State for Finance, Shri Pankaj Chaudhary will also attend the conference.

The conference agenda promises a comprehensive deliberation on:

• Combating GST Evasion: Examining current challenges and delving into successful methodologies employed by both State and Central enforcement authorities.
• Combating Fake Invoicing: Addressing this primary form of GST evasion and strategising effective methods to combat it collaboratively.
• Sharing Best Practices: Encouraging knowledge exchange through presentations by State and Central enforcement heads, showcasing their most successful strategies and innovative approaches for tackling tax evasion.
• Fostering Synergy: Building deeper collaboration and fostering greater synergy between State and Central enforcement authorities, ensuring a unified and comprehensive approach.
• Leveraging Technology and Data: Exploring the potential of advanced technological tools and data analytics to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of enforcement efforts.
• Balancing Ease of Doing Business: Striking a crucial equilibrium between facilitating a smooth business environment and implementing effective, deterrent enforcement measures.

Embracing the spirit of cooperative federalism as exemplified by GST, this conference serves as a valuable platform for both Centre and State GST Enforcement authorities to share best practices, foster mutual learning, and collectively strengthen the GST administration.

GST enforcement strengthened via coordinated Centre-State action and tech-driven analytics to combat evasion and fake invoicing. The conference aims to strengthen GST enforcement by enhancing Centre-State coordination to detect and deter tax non compliance, with focused measures against fake invoicing. It promotes sharing of best practices on investigations and inter-agency cooperation, and the adoption of technology and data analytics to improve detection while balancing enforcement with ease of doing business.