Shillong, Sept. 11 -- Meghalaya Taxation Minister Abu Taher Mondal assured the assemblytoday that the State government is actively investigating fake firms operating within the State.

"The State GST department is actively investigating fake firms operating within Meghalaya which are engaged in passing on Input Tax Credit (ITC) to recipients located outside the state and the findings of such investigations is shared with the respective state authorities so that coordinated action can be taken against the fraudulent entities involved and proper action can be taken against them accordingly," Mondal said.

The Taxation Minister was replying to a Zero Hour notice moved by opposition Voice of the People Party legislator, Ardent Basaiawmoit relat...