Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs calls for Efficient Management of Resources; Indian Cost Accounts Service (ICoAS) to play a Proactive Role in assisting the execution of Projects, Schemes and Operations of Government of India

Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs calls for Efficient Management of Resources; Indian Cost Accounts Service (ICoAS) to play a Proactive Role in assisting the execution of Projects, Schemes and Operations of Government of India and role in GST implementation ; MOS (Finance &Corporate Affairs) inaugurated the Second Indian Cost Accounts Service Day yesterday – Goods and Services Tax – GST – Dated:- 10-8-2016 – The Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal emphasized that Government is committed to pursue the economic reforms by implementing GST and Indian Cost Accounts Service (ICoAS) Officers can also play proactive role in its effective implementation. Shri Meghwal also stated that presence

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Shri Ashok Lavasa, Finance Secretary & Secretary (Expenditure), Government of India emphasized the need to achieve fiscal consolidation by progressively reducing expenditure on subsidies through improved targeting of beneficiaries and making available scarce funds for investment in infrastructure and development programmes. He said India has a developing challenges that are so huge and so demanding and of course there are not enough resources to address them immediately, so the optimum resources is the key. In this regard ICoAS Officers can play important role. Earlier in her welcome address, Smt Aruna Sethi, Additional Chief Adviser Cost and Head of Service said that in the ongoing global economic scenario, technological innovation, au

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nting etc. for the Government Ministries and Departments in respect of the matters referred to them. She further said that ICoAS Officers are assisting different Central Government Ministries/Departments/Organizations in solving complex Price/Cost related issues, in fixing fair prices for various services/products and rendering advice to various Ministries/Departments in cost and financial matters. She also highlighted the proactive role the ICoAS officers can play in implementation of GST. Chairman CBEC, Shri Najeeb Shah, Addl Secretary, Department of Revenue Shri B.N. Sharma and other experts from CBEC deliberated the nuances of GST during the panel discussion held at the event. Senior Officers from Ministry of Finance and other Departmen

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