Prime Minister Dedicates POWERGRID’s 400 kV Lucknow – Kanpur D/C Transmission Line with Associated Bays to the Nation.

The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi dedicated POWERGRID’s 400 Kilo Volt(kV) Lucknow – Kanpur Direct Current (D/C) Transmission Line with associated bays to the Nation in Lucknow today.




Cabinet Secretary reviews preparedness for smooth roll-out of GST with effect from 1st July, 2017; Asks Secretaries of different Departments and CMDs of CPSUs to take full responsibility of their respective stake-holders and ensure the successful implementation of the GST.

The Cabinet Secretary Shri P.K.Sinha today took a detailed review of the preparedness for the roll-out of Goods and Services Tax (GST) from 1st July 2017. In a Review Meeting attended by the Secretaries of 30 Ministries/Departments of the Central Government connected with GST, and video conferencing with CMDs/CEOs of about 167 Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs) under their administrative control, the Cabinet Secretary asked all those involved to take full responsibility of their respective stake-holders, and ensure the successful implementation of the GST.




GST Facilitation Cell (Details)-Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion

A GST facilitation cell has been set up in the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion to answer queries regarding GST. The GST facilitation cell is headed by Shri Sudhansu Sekhar Das, Economic Adviser (ss.das@nic.in, Tel:23063932) and consists of the following:




Commerce and Industry Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman chairs Board of Trade Meeting to consult industry on Mid-term Review of the Foreign Trade Policy

The 2ndreconstituted Board of Trade (BOT) Meeting chaired by Commerce and Industry Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman was held today. Addressing the meeting she said the Government is fully seized with the concerns of the exporters and is engaged in intensive inter- departmental consultations with Department of Revenue and Ministry of Finance on their concerns related to GST.




Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas establishes GST Facilitation Cell for all Stakeholders

With a view to facilitate the implementation of GST for the stakeholders concerned with Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and its organizations, a GST Facilitation Cell has been established.