Friday, December 12, 2025 | 09:02 AM ISTहिंदी में पढें
Business Standard
Notification Icon
userprofile IconSearch

Technology, not people, led to GST disruption, says Hasmukh Adhia

The government understands the need for reducing GST slabs and rates, said Adhia

Hasmukh Adhia, gst, goods and services tax
premium

Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia gestures as he addresses a news conference in the finance ministry, in New Delhi. Photo: PTI

Dilasha Seth New Delhi
Technology failed the smooth transition to the goods and services tax (GST) regime, even as officers did a marvelous job, Finance Secretary Hasmukh Adhia said on Friday.

Talking to reporters on ‘one year journey of GST’ at industry chamber FICCI, Adhia clarified that he was not referring to the people in GST Network (GSTN), the technology backbone of the indirect tax system, but the technology per se.

“Since we had to meet a certain deadline, we needed to hurry up the process. Somewhere, I made a reference about the technology failing us, but that does not mean that the people in GSTN