Sumit Dutt Majumder, former Chairman, Central Board of Excise and Customs, joined the
Indian Revenue Service in 1974, after his Masters in Physics from IIT
Kharagpur. As Member (Central Excise) and then Chairman, CBEC, he was actively
associated with the preparations for GST.
He has
been interacting with the trade across the country explaining the basics of
GST. He presented his views to the Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the GST
Constitution Amendment Bill. On invitation, he interacted with Members of
Parliament on GST.
As Senior
Advisor, International Tax and Investment Center, Washington, he has been
addressing Asia Pacific Tax Forum and African Tax Dialogue on GST in India. The
European Union (EU) appointed him for its project in India on Capacity Building
in GST.
He is the author of a book on customs valuation
and two more books on GST