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Punjab Proposes GST Overhaul to Recover ₹47,037 Crore Shortfall

He announced the recommendations at the Group of Ministers meeting to guide GST 2.0 reforms.

Punjab Finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema during the first meeting of the group of ministers (GoM) on ‘Analysis of Revenue from GST’ held in New Delhi. (Sourced)
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Overview

  • Punjab has incurred a ₹47,037 crore revenue shortfall since July 2022 after GST subsumed key agrarian levies on grains.
  • Cheema urged extending GST coverage to food grains to recoup purchase tax and infrastructure fees lost in 2017.
  • He called for rationalising inverted duty structures to curb roughly ₹1,200 crore in annual refunds and boost cash collections.
  • The minister proposed mandatory e-way bills for high-risk goods, compulsory e-invoicing for B2B and B2C supplies, IP mapping, geo-fencing and biometric authentication to deter fraud.
  • He recommended a unified AI-driven analytics platform linking state and central authorities for real-time compliance monitoring.