Railway News: Yes, without GST number, no authorized vendor in Railways can deposit his license fee in cash. But if you have setup from bottom to top then probably you will also get help from railway officials in evading GST. Lalluram.com is continuously exposing the news of GST evasion in Railways.
Meanwhile, Lalluram.com has got a shocking information. Sun Shine Caterers present in Raipur Railway Station is depositing the license fee of about Rs 6 lakh 96 thousand in cash with the Railways every month without GST number. In which its GST number is also not attached. It is not us but the manager of Sun Sign Caterers who has told this claim to Lalluram.com.
What actually happened was that more than a dozen tea stalls, food trolleys and fruit trolleys were operating in Raipur Railway Station. The team bought a water bottle of Rail Neer from the tea stall and asked for the bill. The GST number was not present in the bill received. The team took the said bill and met the company manager Shrikant and asked about the GST number of the company.
He told that the GST number of the company is there, but he does not know why it is not there in the bill. Not only this, GST number is not written in any stall of the railway station. When the team of Lalluram.com asked them how they collect the license fees? So he told that he deposits the license fee in cash. Now the question is that how are the railway officials taking an amount of approximately Rs 7 lakh as license fee without a GST number?
At the same time, it is a matter of investigation for the GST department that how is this possible and for how many years has this game been going on and which railway officials are involved in it. The team of Lalluram.com also asked the company manager for the GST number of his firm, but he asked the higher officials of the company to give it.
GST number is in our office, the vendor can give as much cash as he wants to the Railways.
In this regard, Senior DCM Raipur Dr. Vipin Vaishnav says that the GST number of the authorized vendors of Railways is with the Railways. They can give as much cash as they want to the Railways, because the Railways gives a receipt for it.
What is GST rule
According to GST rules, if you make transactions of more than Rs 20 lakh annually, then it is mandatory for you to have a GST number. If you have taken GST number, it is necessary to paste it in your firm and mention it in the bill. In the said case it is claimed that the company has a GST number. But it is neither mentioned in the bill nor in any tea stall.
So is the entire work done in Kachha?
Now the question is that if the license fee of Rs 7-7 lakh is being paid by the company in cash to the Railways. So does the company not have its own bank account in Raipur? If there is a bank account then why is there such a huge amount in cash? Not only this, the average daily sales of the company are Rs 10-11 thousand. In such a situation, the sales of one stall are Rs 3 lakh 30 thousand every month and about Rs 40 lakh annually. This is just a matter of one stall, this firm has 14 stalls in Raipur. Now you can calculate using your calculator what the annual turnover of this firm will be.