GST refunds of industry to be processed soon: Deputy CM

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 12

Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala has assured Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) members that stuck GST refunds of the industry will be processed next week onwards.

In his address to CII members through video-conferencing, the Deputy Chief Minister invited the CII to share a plan for calibrated restart of the economy and requested support from all quarters of the industry to work with the government and follow medical protocols.

On being requested for waiving fixed electricity charges during the lockdown for industrial consumers, Dushyant stated that the Centre was working on a package for revival of the industry and Haryana would decide its package on the lines of the Union government’s package.

Sunjay Kapur, Chairman, CII Haryana State Council, and chairman, Sona COMSTAR, highlighted the concerns being faced by the industry in terms of supply chain management for essential goods, harvesting of kharif crops and obtaining curfew passes and operational permissions.

Dushyant assured him that the Government of India was working on a pan-India e-pass system and the state would follow the system, which was user-friendly and would help streamline the system. The meeting was attended by over 40 senior industry representatives.

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