Lok Sabha Question No. 4345 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-11
Subject: National Trade Facilitation Action Plan
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: B. SREERAMULU, K. MARAGATHAM, ANJU BALA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4345 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 11 th  AUGUST, 2017 SHRAVANA 20, 1939 (SAKA)

## NATIONAL TRADE FACILITATION ACTION PLAN

4345.   SHRI B. SRIRAMULU

## SHRIMATI K. MARAGATHAM

## SHRIMATI ANJU BALA

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has released the National Trade Facilitation Action Plan in tune with the WTO-Trade Facilitation Agreement and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has reviewed the performance of Goods and Services Tax (GST) which has revolutionised the current indirect taxes such as excise/VAT/service tax and the revenue collection from imports under the GST has seen tremendous increase in the first 30 days of GST implementation;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has created a detailed roadmap for GST audits after the levy's rollout, listing risks, target industries and even potential auditees for officials examining corporate India's transition to the new regime and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the number of new and old registrations that have been made under the GST till 31st July 2017?

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE

## (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a) Yes Sir. The government has released the National Trade Facilitation Action Plan on  20th  July,  2017.  The  Action  Plan  includes  the  major  objectives  of  the Government  of  India  for  fostering  trade  and  development,  key  performance
- (b)
- (c)
- (d)
- (e) registrations migrated to GST as on 01/08/2017 is 71,35,481.

indicators,  and  76  trade  facilitation  measures  with  definite  timelines  for  their implementation. Each activity is identified with a lead agency responsible for its execution with either of the three timelines- Short Term (0-6 Months), Mid Term (6-18 months) and Long-term (18-36 Months). Yes  Sir.  The  Government  is  regularly  reviewing  the  impact  of  GST  across  the country.  There  has  been  an  increase  of  44.51%  in  the  customs  duty  collection during the month of July, 2017 over the previous month of June, 2017. The total collection  of  customs  duty  in  July,  2016  was  Rs.  16,386.47  crore  while  it  is  Rs. 30,040.41 crore in July, 2017. In total, 209 officers of the rank of Additional/Joint secretary level officers in the Central Government have been appointed to monitor the impact of GST at the district level. The feedback received from these officers is reviewed by a Central Monitoring Committee headed by the Cabinet Secretary. The feedback received from  these  officers  indicates  by  and  large,  that  the  roll  out  of  GST  has  been smooth. No  Sir.  At  least  the  records  for  one  year  should  be  available  for  audits  to  be conducted  under  GST.  However,  the  Directorate  General  of  Audit,  CBEC,  has identified  taxpayers  for  audit  and  calculated  their  risk  scores  on  the  basis  of Central Excise and Service Tax returns. Accordingly, a list of assessees in Large, Medium and Small categories for audit by each of the 48 Audit Commissionerates is being prepared and sent. The  number  of  new  registrations  as  on  31/07/2017  is  13,51,336  and  old

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