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No events without NOC: South West Garo Hills DC cracks down on fishing competitions, fairs, festivals

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Shillong, Sept 25: The Deputy Commissioner, South West Garo Hills, Hema Nayak, has issued an order to the effect that the office of the Deputy Commissioner will not issue any permission for organizing 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 organized within the district without obtaining prior permission from the Deputy Commissioner and NOC from Taxation department. It may be noted that organizing such events are liable to payment of tax under GST before seeking permission from the District Administration.

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In view of public safety and to prevent loss of Government revenues, the order stated that such events organized without obtaining permission and NOC shall be treated as “illegal” and that no permission would be issued unless the applicant furnished NOC from Taxation department.

Hence, individuals, groups, organizations or associations seeking to organize such events or competitions within the jurisdiction of South West Garo Hills district have been informed that the Deputy Commissioner is the sole authority for granting permission for organizing 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.

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Other supporting documents to be attached along with the application are: Clearance Certificate from Superintendent of Police, South West Garo Hills, NOC from Executive Engineer, PWD (Roads), SWGH, Ampati, NOC from concerned Nokma/Gaonbur/Sordar, 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/Gaonbura and GHADC in case of public river.

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