Inspirational --IRS officer B Raghu Kiran utilised his own money and off-duty hours to develop an app (called GSTVerify ).

Raghu Kiran

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) replaced a multitude of central and state taxes that were levied on goods and services. However, after a tax change this big – confusion, questions and doubts were inevitable. And one of the most common doubts was about if all GST payouts were authorised and if they actually reached the government.

Realising that most citizens don't know if a trader is supposed to collect GST in the first place, techie-turned-IRS officer B Raghu Kiran decided to put his software skills to good use — he utilised his own money and off-duty hours to develop an app (called GSTVerify).

Every time one shops/eats /buys, they can simply check the bill and use the app to verify whether or not a trader is authorised to collect the tax!

"The benefits of GST can reach the people only if they are protected from fraudulent traders. So I decided to empower them with information. I made the app without any institutional support but with the demand increasing sharply, it will be great if the government can take over its management!", says Raghu, speaking to The Better India.

In 2019, B Raghu Kiran plans to harness technology to improve and fine-tune other aspects of the GST infrastructure.

Source and Credit : https://www.thebetterindia.com/167134/ias-hero-ips-irs-inspiring-civil-servants-india/