Govt Notifies DGGI ADG as IGST Nodal Officer; Afcom Named Indian Carrier under GST
The Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, issued two notifications dated 17 February 2026. Vide S.O. 858(E), the Central Government, in pursuance of clause (b) of sub-section (3) of section 79 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 read with clause (d) of sub-rule (1) of rule 3 of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2025, and in supersession of Notification S.O. 95(E) dated 6 January 2025, designated the Principal Additional Director General/Additional Director General (Intelligence) of the Directorate General of GST Intelligence Headquarters (DGGI-HQ), Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, Department of Revenue, as the nodal officer for the purposes of the said rules in respect of section 14A(3) of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. The notification states that it shall remain in force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
In a separate notification, S.O. 859(E), issued under sub-section (5) of section 5 of the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956, the Central Government specified M/s. Afcom Holdings Limited (Afcom), having its registered office at No. 2, LIC Colony, Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar, Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai-600041, India, as the “designated Indian carrier” for the purposes of the said sub-section. Both notifications were issued by the Department of Revenue on 17 February 2026.
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 17th February, 2026
S.O. 858(E).— In pursuance of clause (b) of sub-section (3) of section 79 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000) read with clause (d) of sub-rule (1) of rule 3 of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2025 and in supersession of earlier Notification S.O. 95(E) dated 06.01.2025 issued in this regard, the Central Government hereby designates the Principal Additional Director General /Additional Director General (Intelligence) of Directorate General of GST Intelligence Headquarters (DGGI-HQ), Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, in Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, as the nodal officer for the purposes of the said rules in respect to section 14A(3) of Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (13 of 2017).
2. This Notification shall remain in force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
[F. No. N-24015/3/2024-Computer Cell]
MUKESH SUNDRIYAL, Under Secy. (Computer Cell)
