Minister of State for Finance, Santosh Kumar Gangwar,on Friday, informed the Parliament that the the government has sanctioned Rs 2,256 crore outlay for project Saksham, which will strengthen the information technology network for the new GST regime. Minister of State for Finance, Santosh Kumar Gangwar,on Friday, informed the Parliament that the the government has sanctioned Rs 2,256 crore outlay for project Saksham, which will strengthen the information technology network for the new GST regime. ‘Saksham’ is the name given to CBFC’s IT Infrastructure Project, which enables the application of Goods and Services Tax (GST), as well as it will provide assistance to existing services in Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax. Gangwar added that the Project Saksham will also facilitate expansion of the Indian Customs' Single Window Interface for Facilitating Trade (SWIFT) and other taxpayer-friendly initiatives under Digital India and ease of doi...