The State Taxes Enforcement Wing (Central), Jammu, has achieved a record revenue realisation of Rs 3.45 crore from 878 established GST violation cases during the financial year 2025-26, registering a 21 per cent increase over the previous fiscal.
Officials said the achievement marks the highest revenue collection within the Jammu division, reflecting the department’s intensified drive against tax evasion.
During the year, the enforcement wing verified more than 3.75 lakh E-Way bills. The inspections focused on violations such as transportation of goods without E-Way bills or e-invoices, misclassification of goods, quantity mismatches and incorrect tax rate declarations.
The major commodities involved in the violations included metal scrap, marble and granite, cement, electronics, tobacco products and TMT bars.
The operations were led by Deputy Commissioner State Taxes, Enforcement (Central), Jammu, Sonu Pargal, under the supervision of Additional Commissioner State Taxes (Enforcement and Administration) Namrita Dogra and Commissioner State Taxes, J&K, P.K. Bhat.
Officials said the Central Enforcement team has already realised Rs 30 lakh in penalties in the current financial year. Apart from enforcement activities, the department has also been conducting awareness campaigns in remote areas to educate traders, transporters and consumers about provisions of the GST Act, 2017.
Appreciating the performance of the enforcement team, Additional Commissioner Namrita Dogra said the department aims to promote voluntary compliance while maintaining strict vigilance against tax evasion through data analysis and continuous monitoring.
The enforcement team included Assistant Commissioner Saima Sharief Khan and State Taxes Officers Ranjeet Kour, Sonia Parihar, Simmi, Ashwani Kumar, Chander Badan and Amit Jain.
The department reiterated its commitment to ensuring a fair and transparent tax regime in Jammu and Kashmir through a balanced approach of enforcement and stakeholder outreach.
