NOSTALGIA

GST will be a game-changing reform for the Indian economy by creating a common Indian market and reducing the cascading effect of tax.” Reminiscing this statement quoted by Mr. Siddhartha Ranjan (CFO, Kalinga Hospital) during a Business Leadership Talk held at IMI Bhubaneswar back in 2016 is truly thought-provoking. It was an absolute honor and a privilege to have Mr. Ranjan as a guest lecturer at our campus as he provided our students with valuable insights into a few tax-related topics such as tax structure, tax payment, compliance, and especially GST, which is particularly informative and important He also shed some light on how India will become a common market, leading to economies of scale in production and supply chain efficiency and expanding trade and commerce, if tax barriers are removed and a uniform GST is implemented across the country with seamless credit. It is always an honor to witness such leaders closely while they share their corporate experience.