India, May 3 -- Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Friday said the Delhi government will soon introduce a one-time Goods and Services Tax (GST) amnesty scheme which will provide relief to traders from pending dues .

The announcement came during a conference organised by the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) at Bharat Mandapam.

Experts, however, said that the Delhi GST Act does not have provisions for the state government to unilaterally announce an amnesty scheme. But, it can do so by taking approval from the Centre, they said.

A number of states have rolled out the scheme, the latest being Haryana.

Rajat Mittal, a tax lawyer, said: "GST is a dual levy with both central (CGST) and state components (SGST), so states are technically ...