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DIGITAL LIFE CERTIFICATE USERS GST COLLECTION OF MORE THAN RS 1.40 LAKH
INCREASED BY 72% IN A YEAR CRORE FOR THE NINTH CONSECUTIVE MONTH

he Indian economy is growing rapidly after the global
TCovid pandemic. India which emerged as the 5th largest
economy in the world, leaving Britain behind is also making
new records every day. India created a record in the GST
collection. In the current financial year, the collection of GST
has been steadily above Rs 1.40 lakh crore for 9 consecutive
months. Not only this, in the 8 months from April 2022
or senior citizens after retirement from to November 2022, about Rs 12 lakh crore GST has been
Fservice, Pension is the only means of collected, which is about Rs 2.50 lakh crore more than the
survival and help in case of emergency. same period last year. Rs 1,45,868 crore has been collected
The government's initiative to eliminate in November 2022 which includes CGST Rs 25,681 crore,
the hassle of submitting a life certificate by SGST Rs 32,651 crore, IGST Rs 77,103 crore, and Cess Rs
going to the bank or pension-issuing agency 10,433 crore. It also includes taxes collected on the import
in the month of November is becoming of goods. November's revenue is 11% more than what GST
very successful as more and more elderly collected in the same period last year.
persons are adopting digital life certificates
started by the central government. Users
of digital certificates have increased by “ONE STOP SHOP –
72% in one year. Digital Life Certificate
equipped with face recognition technology NATIONAL SINGLE WINDOW SYSTEM”
was launched in 2014. Now pensioners
and senior citizens can submit this digital FOR EASE OF DOING BUSINESS
Jeevan Pramaan not only through the
Umang app, and local citizen service centers or boosting investment in the country, the government is
but also through postman and Gramin Dak Ftransforming red tape into red carpet in the form of 'National
Sevaks. Since the inception of the scheme, Single Window System'. To give a fillip to various initiatives
till December 6, 2022, more than 6.8 crores such as Make in India, Startup India, and Production-Linked
and in the last 60 days, more than 5 lakh Incentive Scheme (PLI) and for ease of doing business, the
digital life certificates have been submitted “National Single Window System” will play the role of a “one-
by pensioners. stop shop” for investors to get approval from the Central and
State Governments. Union Commerce and Industry Minister
More information related to Jeevan Piyush Goyal reviewed this system on 5 December in New
Pramaan can be obtained from Delhi. About 76 thousand applications were received in NSWS
https://jeevanpramaan.gov.in/#home. out of which about 48 thousand have been approved. So far 27
Digital life certificate can be generated Central Departments and 19 States have been linked to NSWS,
on the Umang app. remaining departments of states are also being linked. Vehicle
Carry biometric devices certified by Scrapping Policy, Ethanol Policy, Hallmarking of Jewellery,
UIDAI for verification. Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organization Certification,
Give a missed call on 9718397183 to and National Land Bank are fully covered under it. NSWS is
download the app. an ambitious initiative launched to increase investment in the
country and reduce the compliance burden.

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