CAIT to hold 100 GST awareness workshops pan-India for traders

The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) today said it will organise 100 workshops on Goods and Services Tax (GST) across India to educate traders about the new tax regime.
The industry body is working closely with HDFC Bank, Tally Solutions and Mastercard in its endeavour to educate over six crore traders about GST, CAIT said in a release here.
The first phase of the nationwide awareness campaign will begin on July 1 to help the trading community's smooth transition from the current tax regime to GST.
CAIT President B C Bhartia said the workshops will help traders understand core issues related to GST, including compliance, and end confusion and panic among them.

These workshops will be held in offices of trade associations, HDFC Bank branches or in markets easily accessible to traders.
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GJF to launch 'Adhigam' software to help jewellers move to GST
All India Gems and Jewellery Trade Federation (GJF) today said it is planning to hold seminars for jewellers in Mumbai on June 29 on Goods and Services Tax (GST).
GJF will also launch a software, 'Adhigam', developed with support of financial and IT experts to assist jewellers migrate to the new tax regime, a release issued here said.
"We, as a national trade body, have embarked upon a nationwide programme for jewellers to impart knowledge and application of GST in their business.

"We urge our jeweller community to exercise utmost preparedness and start migrating to the GST regime, with the help of Adhigam and start complying with the new tax regime," GJF Chairman Nitin Khandelwal said.