Narendra Modi government to introduce tracking ID on goods to check GST evasion

The Modi government is likely to amend the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Act, 2017, through Finance Bill 2025, to introduce a track-and-trace system aimed at curbing tax evasion in high-risk sectors, officials said. The proposed amendment, under Section 148A of the CGST Act, would empower authorities to monitor the movement of specified goods using Unique Identification Marking (UIM) The m…