Chief Minister N. Rangasamy on Friday inaugurated the ‘Mera Bill Mera Adhikar’ (MBMA) scheme in the Union Territory of Puducherry. Puducherry is among the handful of States and Union Territories where the Centre is piloting this scheme.
The scheme is aimed at incentivising consumers to request sellers for genuine invoices. At the end of every month, a few invoices would be identified by a draw of lots, for cash rewards. All invoices issued by Goods and Services Tax (GST) registered suppliers to consumers will be eligible for the scheme.
The Chief Minister released publicity materials on the tax incentive scheme in Tamil. Pamphlets under the title ‘Enathu Bill Enathu Urumai’ announcing prize money and the importance of obtaining bill for purchases made were distributed.
Mr. Rangasamy also exhorted people to obtain bills for all products purchased. He also urged traders to provide bill for all products, an official release said.
Minister for Agriculture C. Djeacoumar, Minister for Civil Supplies A. K. Sai J. Saravanan Kumar and Development Commissioner-cum Finance Secretary P. Jawahar were present at the launch.
