Close vigil on GST rollout progress: 

Close vigil on GST rollout progress: 

Context

•  Recently India launched GST after 16 years of its initial discussion
• The government is keeping a close watch on the day-to-day progress in the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST)

Tracking the Implementation

•   Government weekly meet at its highest level is being done to keep a track on the implementation of the new tax regime
•    Every Secretary has been asked to take up the responsibility of their own stakeholders, trade and industry and with State officers as far as implementation of GST is concerned
•   The government had asked all the departments to ensure that there is  no shortage of products and consumer items in order to keep a check on prices
•   Special emphasis is being laid on keeping prices of essential commodities under check
•  All the concerned departments have also been asked to ensure that retailers, dealers and shopkeepers displayed a ready price list under GST of the items sold by them.

Conclusion

•  After prolonged debates and discussions and continuous opposition the new tax regime of GST was launched
•   The government, on its part, must ensure that the benefits of GST were passed on to the consumers