Govt clears ₹2,000 crore IT platform for GST rollout
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved the ₹2,256 crore ‘Project SAKSHAM’, an information technology-based platform for the rollout of the GST regime. It will also help in the extension of the Indian Customs Single Window Interface for Facilitating Trade (SWIFT) and other taxpayer-friendly initiatives under Digital India, besides improving the ease of doing business.