South West Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner Hema Nayak has issued an order stating that the office of the Deputy Commissioner will not issue any permission for organising or conducting events like fishing competitions, fetes, melas, fairs and festivals within the district without No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Taxation Department.
The order stated that it has been brought to the notice of the Deputy Commissioner that fishing competitions and other such events are being organised within the district without obtaining prior permission from the Deputy Commissioner and NOC from the Taxation Department.
“It may be noted that organising such events are liable to payment of tax under GST before seeking permission from the district administration. In view of public safety and to prevent loss of government revenues such events organised without obtaining permission and NOC shall be treated as illegal and no permission would be issued unless the applicant furnished NOC from the Taxation Department,” the Deputy Commissioner said in the order.
“Hence, individuals, groups, organisations or associations seeking to organise such events or competitions within the jurisdiction of South West Garo Hills have been informed that the Deputy Commissioner is the sole authority for granting permission for organising such events and that NOC from the Commissioner of Taxes, Meghalaya, Shillong and Superintendent of Taxes, Tura (as per letter No. CTA/89/2022/Pt./19 issued on January 18, 2024 by Commissioner of Taxes, Shillong) has to be produced mandatorily along with application and other relevant documents,” the order added.
Other supporting documents to be attached along with the application are Clearance Certificate from Superintendent of Police, South West Garo Hills, NOC from PWD (Roads) Executive Engineer, NOC from concerned Nokma or headman, NOC from owner of fish pond in case of private pond, NOC from concerned authority in case of community fish pond/lake, and NOC from concerned Nokma/headman and GHADC in case of public river.
