Project SAKSHAM for GST?

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GST PROJECT SAKSHAM
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PROJECT SAKSHAM

• Project SAKSHAM, which is said to be the new
  indirect tax network (systems integration) of the
  Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), which
  has been approved by the Cabinet Committee.
• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)
  headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi allotted a
  total of Rs 2,256 crore for this IT project
  Saksham, which will combine CBECs system with
  the GSTN for the upcoming GST rollout in April
  deadline.

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Main Highlighting Significance of the PROJECT
 SAKSHAM

• At the instant, there are about 36 lakh
  taxpayers, importers, exporters and dealers under
  several indirect tax laws administered by Central
  Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC). The number is
  likely to go up to over 65 lakh after the
  introduction of GST.
• Extension of the Indian Customs Single Window
  Interface  for Facilitating Trade (SWIFT)
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• Ease of Doing Business of Central Board of Excise
  and Customs and taking  major initiatives under
  Digital India
• For Project Saksham, the IT systems of Central
  Board of Excise and Customs(CBEC) will be
  completed by April 1, 2017, when GST is to be
  introduced. 
• The IT systems will get improved while the
  ongoing taxpayer services will be kept running.

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• Further, CBEC has implemented the Indian Customs
  Single Window Interface for Facilitating Trade
  (SWIFT) and is integrating another partner
  agencies involved in Customs clearance in order
  to make the process comfortable and fast.

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• Taxpayers have to be provided a facility for
  Upload of Digitally Signed Scanned Documents in
  order to decrease the physical interface with tax
  authorities and to increase the speed of
  clearance. 
• Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) also
  aims to introduce mobile services for taxpayers
  and departmental users to increase the outreach
  of its services.
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