State GST Department to implement ‘faceless adjudication’
Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal on Wednesday announced plans to implement ‘faceless adjudication’ in the taxpayer services and audit wings of the State Goods and Services Tax (SGST) department.
Mr. Balagopal was announcing additional budget allocations during the discussion on the 2025-26 State Budget in the Assembly.
Meant to improve transparency and curb corruption, the ‘faceless adjudication’ system is meant to improve the efficiency of the taxpayer services and audit wings. The new initiative will be implemented in the State GST Department in a phased manner, State GST officials said. A sum of Rs.3 crore has been newly earmarked in the State budget for providing the necessary hardware and software for this initiative.
The slew of new announcements included a special package for the rehabilitation of landslide-survivors in Vilangad.
Steps will be taken to complete the National Highway development along the Balaramapuram-Kaliyikkavila stretch in a time-bound manner. Funds will be sanctioned through KIIFB for this work.
