Overview

• Taxation Minister Abu Taher Mondal told the Assembly the GST department is investigating state-based shell firms accused of passing bogus input tax credit to buyers outside Meghalaya.
• The department has formally written to the DGGI for beneficiary information to enable action under Meghalaya’s jurisdiction, underscoring limits on cross-state invoice verification by state officers.
• Officials said reports do not establish whether the fraud stems from coke sales or coal purchases, though they indicated it likely relates to coal procurement for coke plants.
• GST records show 29 of 54 registered coke plants were operational in 2022–25 with Rs 307.06 crore turnover and Rs 18.75 crore tax liability, of which Rs 15.84 crore was paid via ITC, alongside Rs 72.49 crore in out-of-state coal buys carrying Rs 24.57 crore IGST.
• Opposition legislators pressed for clarity and accountability, and earlier reports cited arrests of four Assam residents and a Byrnihat GM Coke owner accused of evading Rs 150–200 crore in GST.