Karnataka partners with IIT-Hyderabad to develop GST analytics portal
To strengthen compliance monitoring, fraud detection and tax administration, Karnataka commercial taxes department has partnered with Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad to develop a GST analytics portal.
The Karnataka GST Analytics Portal will support fraud detection, taxpayer profiling, risk-based assessments and automated case management. It will also introduce a centralised system for selecting cases for scrutiny based on risk profiles.
According to the state government, use of analytics in GST enforcement has led to a 15-fold increase in the detection of bogus firms, blocked fraudulent input tax credit (ITC) claims worth Rs 278 crore and uncovered fake turnover of Rs 4,250 crore.
It has also reduced physical inspections by 25 percent while improving collections.
The project comprises 38 analytics and workflow modules that will be rolled out in phases.
Aparna Ramesh, additional commissioner, commercial taxes department (Service Analysis Wing), told Moneycontrol that seven modules are in the pilot phase, while eight are undergoing user acceptance testing (UAT). The remaining modules are at various stages of development.
"The portal will be officially launched after the pilot phase is completed," she said.
Five other states have worked with IIT- Hyderabad on similar projects. "However, Karnataka portal will have advanced analytics and integrated workflows that have not been developed elsewhere. Further, 18 of the 38 modules are being developed specifically for Karnataka in close collaboration with department officers," she said.
Among the planned features is the creation of a unified taxpayer profile by integrating GST returns, registrations, e-way bills and departmental datasets. The system will also automate the identification of non-filers, suspicious transactions, non-genuine taxpayers and risky ITC claims.
Scrutiny, inspection, audit and adjudication cases will be allocated through predefined rules and automated workflows. The platform will also integrate analytics, enforcement, audit, adjudication, appeals and recovery functions on a common system.
Officials said automated reports, alerts and supervisory dashboards would help reduce manual effort and enable real-time monitoring of compliance, enforcement outcomes, recoveries and departmental performance.
