Bijoy Kumar Kar Assumes Charge As Chief Commissioner Of GST-Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: Bijoy Kumar Kar has joined as Chief Commissioner of GST, Central Excise & Customs, Bhubaneswar Zone. He assumed charge on Thursday.

Before joining as Chief Commissioner, Kar, an Indian Revenue Services (IRS) officer of 1989 batch, was working as Principal Commissioner of Bhubaneswar GST and Central Excise Commissionerate. He joined the department as Assistant Commissioner in 1989 and served in various capacities at Kolkata, Bangalore, Visakhapatnam, Hyderabad. He received the Presidential Award for his specially distinguished record of service in 2018.

The Bhubaneswar Audit Commissionerate stood first in all India Annual Composite Grading for Financial Year 2020-21 for GST when Kar was its principal commissioner. The detection of tax evasion by Audit Commissionerate increased by 42.45% in 2021-22 compared to 2020-21. Similarly, the Bhubaneswar GST Commissionerate achieved a GST revenue growth of 97.57% in financial year 2021-22 over FY 2020-21.