JCDA dealers want IT complex

With an objective to improve IT trade and resolve VAT issues affecting
dealers in the region, Jammu Computer Dealers Association (JCDA) is planning to
meet the Finance Department Trade and Commerce ministry between April 7 to 10.

Informing about the same Roopesh Mangotra, General Secretary, JCDA mentioned,
“I attended a function that was held by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry on
March 25. Moving further we are planning to hold discussions with the Finance
Ministry.”

The agenda of the meeting is two fold. While JCDA will put forward the demand
for an IT complex to be set-up in the region, the association will also raise
the issue of VAT that is affecting resellers in the region. In J&K there is 12.5
percent VAT on cartridges, toners and other media supplies, whereas the same in
other states is four percent. Mangotra further added that J&K does close to Rs
150 crore of IT business and hence the dealers are looking forward to support
from the government in the form of uplifting the trade since every other city in
the country has already rolled out the concept of IT parks and complex.

Echoing the same sentiments, Arvind Koul, President, JCDA mentioned, “We will
place a demand for setting up an IT complex in J&K so that the dealers in the
region get shops in the same at subsidized rates. This way we will also be able
to boost business in the region. In addition we do close to 30 to 40 percent of
government business and hence we will ask the government to give us preference
when it comes to executing such orders instead of passing the contract to
outsiders.”