CBEC chief wants officers to realign mindset for GST role

Ahead of the GST rollout on July 1, the newly-appointed CBEC chief Vanaja Sarna has called upon field officers to realign mindset to their new role as a national tax administrator with strong enforcement capability and full accountability. In a letter to CBEC staff and field officers, Sarna, who took charge on April 1, has asked them to take "urgent steps" to increase awareness of GST among the tr…