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UP govt launches fight against shell firms, 317 companies face action

According to UP additional chief secretary Alok Sinha, the state government has cancelled registration of 131 firms and lodged FIRs against 45 others

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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has issued stern directives to the tax officials, asking them to ensure sustained monitoring of commercial activities

Virendra Singh Rawat Lucknow

2 min read Last Updated : Jun 12 2019 | 4:54 PM IST

Taking a cue from Modi government’s ongoing clamp down on fictitious companies, the Yogi Adityanath dispensation is also targetting bogus firms in Uttar Pradesh.

In the ongoing drive, the enforcement wing of UP commercial tax department has so far identified 317 bogus companies/trading firms across the state.

According to UP additional chief secretary (commercial tax) Alok Sinha, the state government has cancelled registration of 131 firms and lodged FIRs against 45 others.

Besides, the commercial tax department has issued more than 2 million notices over default in filing goods and services tax (GST) return. The department has sent over 6

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