F. No. A 11013/18/2015.Ad.IV
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Excise & Customs
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New Delhi, the 27th
August, 2015
ORDER No. 05/Ad.IV/2015
Subject: Terms of
Reference of the GST -Policy Wing in CBEC and the Directorate of GST.
After the formation of the GST
Directorate vide Board’s Order No. 01/Ad.IV/2015 dated 31st July, 2015 (F.No. A
11013/18/2015.Ad.IV), with the approval of the Competent Authority it has
become necessary to clearly delineate the roles of the GST Policy Wing in CBEC
and the GST Directorate.
2. The GST
Policy Wing shall act as a policy vertical in the Board under the Member (GST).
The Policy Wing will deal with all policy matters relating to GST including the
related legislation. The policy wing will also formulate the CBEC’s views on
the GSTC Secretariat and also matters relating to the subsuming of the various
Central taxes in the GST. Matters related to issues raised in Parliament
including Parliamentary Questions connected to GST will be handled by the
Policy Wing. It will interact with EC (Empowered Committee) and State
Governments and will assist CBEC in finalizing its views in relation to various
facets of the GST. It will also act as CBEC’s interface with the Trade and
Industry on matters relating to GST. Finally it will also attend to any other
matter relating to GST that CBEC may like to assign to the Policy wing.
3. The
Directorate of GST shall be headed by a Principal Director General and will be
headquartered in Delhi. It will primarily function as a think tank acting as an
intermediary between the Board and the field formations. It will inter alia
discharge functions of research and analysis, capacity building of officers,
coordinating with various Directorates of CBEC and State institutions connected
to GST and assist the GST Policy Wing in the Board on all matters related to
GST. It will also handle the transitional issues arising out of the
metamorphosis of Service Tax Directorate into GST Directorate.
4. All
technical and administrative matters being dealt with the office of DGST Mumbai
Zonal Unit/Headquarters, prior to 01.08.2015, will continue to be dealt with by
the office of ADG, DG-GST Mumbai until further orders.
5. The
office of ADG, DGST (Now ADG, DG-GST), will continue to exercise all
administrative and financial powers including HOD until further orders.
Existing arrangements shall continue to be in force regarding all the budgetary
grants, all expenses and drawal of salaries and allowances. The office of ADG
DG-GST Mumbai will also deal with matters arising out of Parliamentary
Questions, assurances and surveys arising prior to 01.08.2015 until further
orders.
Sd/-
(Amarjit Singh)
Deputy Secretary to the
Govt. of India
To
1. All Principal Chief Commissioners/Principal
Commissioners/Commissioners of Central Excise & Customs.
2. All Principal DGs/ DGs under CBEC
3. PS to FM/PS to MOS(R)
4. PS to Secretary Revenue.
5. PPS to AS Revenue.
6. PPS Chairman, CBEC
7. PPS to Member (ST)/Member (P&V)/Member
(CX)/Member (Budget)/Member (Cus)/Member (L&J)
8. PS to JS Admn./EC.
9. Director (Ad.II)/DS (Ad.II A&B)/DS Ad. III
A & VIII EC/DS. Ad.IIIB.
10.DG, System, (Webmaster) with
request to upload the order on the official website of CBEC.
11.AD (OL), Hindi-I Section for
providing Hindi version.
12.Guard file.
Sd/-
(Amarjit Singh)
Deputy Secretary to the
Govt. of India
